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[ellymayRans]

morning everyone...just got the net done and cut now im installing it on the second coop..then will be moving the birds in...and then third and then fourth....grrr only ten pens left to do

Little closer every day! Doing awesome! Congrats!

 

[ellymayRans]

I lost my tom turkey today.  He jumped into our swimming pool.  I'm not sure why.  He was all good and happy at 5 pm but we found him a few minutes ago when We went to lock up the birds for the night.  Even with our ducks, this is the first time a free ranging bird has gotten in our pool.


I'm now looking for a blue palm heritage turkey tom. 

I'm so sorry! I just hate that for you! Over the past 4 years I think I've lost about 4 chickens to the pool and countless squirrels! Lol. It's the worst way to find them though!

 

[Leahs Mom]

Quote: So what's wrong this year, anyhow? I don't get it. I've heard several people saying the same thing....that their spring pullets didn't lay this fall. That is so strange. I've never heard anyone mention that in prior years.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

I lost my tom turkey today. He jumped into our swimming pool. I'm not sure why. He was all good and happy at 5 pm but we found him a few minutes ago when We went to lock up the birds for the night. Even with our ducks, this is the first time a free ranging bird has gotten in our pool.

I'm now looking for a blue palm heritage turkey tom.

sorry for your loss. that is a strange thing to happen for sure

 

[SallyinIndiana]

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The pool does not really freeze over any more either as we have lots of salt in it. There werre a few almost paper thin glaciers in Nov when the temps were really low. But nothing today. I checked as wild ducks have been hanging around our area.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

The pool does not really freeze over any more either as we have lots of salt in it. There werre a few almost paper thin glaciers in Nov when the temps were really low. But nothing today. I checked as wild ducks have been hanging around our area.

bet he was going after the wild ducks ! Protecting his area.

 

[SallyinIndiana]

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So you don't think it is a reason to keep the birds all locked up. I'm a bit upset as I almost did not let them out this morning.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Jchny2000, I love the fish idea, will they go to a pond to breed or is our weather too cold for that? If you are raising them up to eat only how big a holding tank do you have?

I'll keep them in 50 and 75 gallon tanks indoors til spring, then it wont be as expensive to keep them warm enough out in the barn. Hoping this is productive, its hard to find fresh fish locally. We usually fish a lot in the summer, this last year it didn't happen! The frozen fish is ok, but just not as good and really expensive.

Sorry this is a double post I meant to post it here.

I have 2 pullets that hatched May 5. One is a LO the other is a SWL. I had given up hope on getting eggs until winter was over, Checking eggs today I found that I have only one pullet. I don't know which one layed but there was a small brown egg instead of the green EE egg that I was expecting. All is good.

Great news!

I'm glad to hear of @number9 and @jchny2000 finally getting those pullet eggs. I have 3 pullets hatched in May. No sign of an egg. I don't even think they look all that red or even seem like they know what an egg is.

I hate the waiting!

2 of Chloe's banties from April just started laying this past week -- such little eggs!

YAY!

Quote: My LOs stopped laying for the winter, surprised me! Last year they laid steady, fairly til spring. May just be the molt too, but the feathers are back in now.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

I lost my tom turkey today. He jumped into our swimming pool. I'm not sure why. He was all good and happy at 5 pm but we found him a few minutes ago when We went to lock up the birds for the night. Even with our ducks, this is the first time a free ranging bird has gotten in our pool.

I'm now looking for a blue palm heritage turkey tom.

Ahhh man, thats so sad! I am so sorry for your loss, he was gorgeous too!

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The pool does not really freeze over any more either as we have lots of salt in it. There werre a few almost paper thin glaciers in Nov when the temps were really low. But nothing today. I checked as wild ducks have been hanging around our area.

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So you don't think it is a reason to keep the birds all locked up. I'm a bit upset as I almost did not let them out this morning.
I don't know, that's a hard call to make. I have had an adult chicken drown in a stock tank before

I have noticed the turkeys do chase my ducks, just the fliers (muscovies). I think it makes the turkeys mad when the do fly-overs, and when the scovies land, they go after them, thinking predator.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

would it be easier to cover the pool then keep them locked up? I have heard of people using childrens balls like the big rubber beach balls, floating in the water with a tarp over them to keep it elevated. I wouldnt know if that works or not , might encourage them to walk on it.