I had one turkey chick and one turken chick that were the same size so I have kept the two of them in the same brooder. They are about 3 weeks old now....and the turken is making turkey sounds....you know, the quiet peeeep....peeeep that baby turkeys make when they are looking for mom? I didn't mean to confuse the poor thing. But I have the feeling that this one will end up rooming with the turkies in the barn when they are old enough. I have 24 turkey eggs in the incubator now that are due to hatch this Saturday. I think they are destined to have a turken buddy.
A good identity crisis for the Turken will keep him/her on the toes won't it? I have a SLW that thinks she is a parrot and an Ameraucana that thinks she is a lapdog.
Isn't it funny that they can mimic other bird sounds? I live in an area with tons of quail. My banty cochin roo mimics the quail sound perfectly! When he first started doing it I thought some quail got in the run with my chickens. It took me a few days to figure out it was him. LOL!
Quote:Same thing here! I had 3 banties hatch on the same day as my quail chicks so they all got brooded together. Now the salmon favorelles and black cochin think they are quail! The bobwhites and manchurians cuddle right up with them and all try to make the "bobwhite" whistle! They even try to fly in the grower pen with the quail though it's more of a hop *thud*.
I think it's cute the way that the turken and turkey have bonded. There is no doubt that they are best buddies. Looks like my chicken isn't the only one confused!