Turkens, yes, but showgirls have the silkie smooth feathering and showgirls are banty. So slightly different but same principle.
The floppy ears are cute on the goats, I love it when they psychotically go running and their ears go flying right along with them.
They don't mind the chickens, the chickens for the most part stay out of their pen (because the ducks are slobs and the duck pen is before the goat pen so they get sidetracked in their quest). I've also wanted to own a dairy cow, but then I actually went to a dairy, where I saw the waste products coming out of said dairy cow and was moderately horrified at the sheer volume and mess of waste products.
The ducks are a pain in the winter, with all their water. I'm constantly hauling fresh water (cause of course the hose is frozen) which they splash everywhere and it freezes. I may keep one of the pekin pairs so that I can continue to hatch ducks and eat duck (I don't eat any meat that I don't grow myself, or that BF doesn't shoot and drag out of the woods) because duck is delicious. But going into winter with the dread of hauling water... makes me want to get rid of at least half of them. If I could find a better way I'd be all for it because otherwise they are minimal trouble.
We've never done a turkey before. I got some eggs for free in April and hatched 2 girls out of it. They were meant for meals, and we'll need to do them soon before it's too cold, but BF thinks they're cute and not big enough yet so he keeps putting it off. I think they're cute but the incredible stupidity of them makes me want to eat them. Our schedule has also not been conducive to a butchering session - we both work weekends at the same place, but at different times, so when we both have a weekend off together it's spent getting stuff done that we've put off (like this weekend building a goat shed).
Ahhh, I see. Did you have any showgirls when I came? I definitely remember the turkens. Anyway, are showgirls mainly for show, or do they have a good egg production, too?
Holy cow (or goat?), that is one cute picture. That tongue!! And the ears look like they're wayyy too big for his head, hah. I love it.
And yeah, cows do have quite an impressive amount of waste. Messier, too, than goats. But I've spent a good portion of my life shoveling poop (we've had too many dogs to count, and we keep them in the backyard), so I think I'm capable of adjusting to that regular chore.Ouch. I can see why the ducks can be problematic. I've never had duck meat, so I can't say whether or not it'd be worth it for me, but that's something I can figure out once I'm settled into a more poultry-friendly lifestyle. Right now, though, it doesn't seem like such a fun idea, lol. I'm sorry to hear that your boyfriend doesn't want to butcher the turkeys. That must be frustrating. I do find stupidity (in turkeys, anyway) a little endearing, though!
