So I have three female Sweetgrass turkeys and no tom. Kinds sad, I was hoping for a breeding pair.
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So I have three female Sweetgrass turkeys and no tom. Kinds sad, I was hoping for a breeding pair.
I have some Steely Dan tickets for the 20th at Interlochen that I will not be able to use, if anyone is interested. The concert is sold out. I will pass them along for what I have in them. Please PM me if interested.
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I have two poults. I "think" one is a Tom and the other a hen. Fingers crossed. My first Sweetgrass pair.
So I have three female Sweetgrass turkeys and no tom. Kinds sad, I was hoping for a breeding pair.
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Must be pretty important not to see Steely Dan! I wasn't introduced to them until 1977 and after that I was hooked.
Chickens are a blessing to people in more ways than just "farm animals". I really wish more people could understand that. I made my small contribution to RaZ today & it tipped the scale past the 1/2 way mark. 
Less than 24 hours, that's wonderful. It shows the kindness in people that we don't always get to see in everyday life... grocery stores, errands, bill collectors, employers & coworkers, etc. I'm thankful to have met such great people through this forum & glad I was finally able to meet a few of you in person. This was a good way to "pay it forward", not just for your friendships, but for other things that have happened in my life as well.
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Update on this mini farm: My "egg eater" hen (#1)... wasn't much of an egg eater afterall. I think she was just starting to experiment with what was going on from the true culprit (hen #2). After I had separated hen #1 from the flock, and put her in the grow out pen with the babies, she laid eggs daily & left them alone... not eating any eggs. And my egg count from the main flock was still lower than it should have been. Ugh. One day DD caught the main culprit (#2), a newcomer that rarely lays eggs "elbow deep" in shell & yolk. It makes sense, this problem started about the same time she was integrated to our flock. DD separated her as well (put her in the grow out pen with #1). From that day on, hen #1's eggs had been eaten daily.
I moved hen #1 back into the main coop and my egg count has been fine since. Ugh. No idea what to do with this hen #2. I'm so discouraged with her... but paid decent money for her as well. I'm going to try giving her ceramic eggs to see if that helps with her egg eating. Not sure what to do with her lack of laying - unless she's eating them, but I'm not finding any remnants of her eggs either. **sigh**
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The rest of the chickens, guinea, goats, and adorable new bunnies are all doing well. @Amy PT - Oliver is awesome! He definitely is not just a "farm chicken", he is a "chicken family pet". Ok, so after about a week or so he started having a little trouble staying integrated with the other chickens. We think possibly one of the other banties "got him good", he must have been flogged or something. We found him cowering behind the log in their run. We separated him out for a while & then tried to put him back in but he would have nothing to do with that. We've realized he is a "chicken" chicken. It's kind of funny really, cuz whenever something would scare him, loud noise, tractor, or whatever, he would run & stand behind either mine or DH's legs & no objections if we wanted to pick him up & hold him - all the better. LOL. We tried to integrate him with the large coop flock, but that didn't go well either. It is unfortunate that he's not with them, but I don't think Oliver nor us humans are objecting to the current situation. He's had no trouble integrating with us people, in fact I wonder if he thinks he is one. It's like it was meant to be. So, he has his very own new accommodations and I think he loves it. He really seems to relate to the people better than the other chickens. He is so funny & so friendly... he's a barn pet. He spends his nights in his cage, but is let out daily to free range and frankly "own the barn". He explores everything but doesn't wander far from the barn. He likes to hang out with my husband while he's working & will even ride on his shoulder & take naps up there. Oliver & DH are 2 peas in a pod I think. He's constantly talking to us & jumping on our laps. His favorite spot to "hang out" during the day is anywhere on our lap, knee, shoulder. LOL. Or, if we've just had enough chicken time he likes to perch on the kids' ball bin like a parrot & watch the events go by. He'll sit perched there, or wondering through the grass outside the barn, chit chatting away with us while we're doing whatever it is we do (cut wood, barn chores, fix tractors, etc). He is SO friendly that he is now sporting a beautiful silver numbered bracelet. DD will be taking him to the fair with her next month for her showmanship. He'll be the "main event", LOL. She has been working with him so much & he lets her handle him like it's nothing. We as a family just wanted to say "Thank you" to you & your family. We're quite impressed with him & his character... he's such a good boy.
Less than 24 hours, that's wonderful. It shows the kindness in people that we don't always get to see in everyday life... grocery stores, errands, bill collectors, employers & coworkers, etc. I'm thankful to have met such great people through this forum & glad I was finally able to meet a few of you in person. This was a good way to "pay it forward", not just for your friendships, but for other things that have happened in my life as well. .............................................................................................................................................
Update on this mini farm: My "egg eater" hen (#1)... wasn't much of an egg eater afterall. I think she was just starting to experiment with what was going on from the true culprit (hen #2). After I had separated hen #1 from the flock, and put her in the grow out pen with the babies, she laid eggs daily & left them alone... not eating any eggs. And my egg count from the main flock was still lower than it should have been. Ugh. One day DD caught the main culprit (#2), a newcomer that rarely lays eggs "elbow deep" in shell & yolk. It makes sense, this problem started about the same time she was integrated to our flock. DD separated her as well (put her in the grow out pen with #1). From that day on, hen #1's eggs had been eaten daily.
I moved hen #1 back into the main coop and my egg count has been fine since. Ugh. No idea what to do with this hen #2. I'm so discouraged with her... but paid decent money for her as well. I'm going to try giving her ceramic eggs to see if that helps with her egg eating. Not sure what to do with her lack of laying - unless she's eating them, but I'm not finding any remnants of her eggs either. **sigh**................................................................................................................................................
The rest of the chickens, guinea, goats, and adorable new bunnies are all doing well. @Amy PT - Oliver is awesome! He definitely is not just a "farm chicken", he is a "chicken family pet". Ok, so after about a week or so he started having a little trouble staying integrated with the other chickens. We think possibly one of the other banties "got him good", he must have been flogged or something. We found him cowering behind the log in their run. We separated him out for a while & then tried to put him back in but he would have nothing to do with that. We've realized he is a "chicken" chicken. It's kind of funny really, cuz whenever something would scare him, loud noise, tractor, or whatever, he would run & stand behind either mine or DH's legs & no objections if we wanted to pick him up & hold him - all the better. LOL. We tried to integrate him with the large coop flock, but that didn't go well either. It is unfortunate that he's not with them, but I don't think Oliver nor us humans are objecting to the current situation. He's had no trouble integrating with us people, in fact I wonder if he thinks he is one. It's like it was meant to be. So, he has his very own new accommodations and I think he loves it. He really seems to relate to the people better than the other chickens. He is so funny & so friendly... he's a barn pet. He spends his nights in his cage, but is let out daily to free range and frankly "own the barn". He explores everything but doesn't wander far from the barn. He likes to hang out with my husband while he's working & will even ride on his shoulder & take naps up there. Oliver & DH are 2 peas in a pod I think. He's constantly talking to us & jumping on our laps. His favorite spot to "hang out" during the day is anywhere on our lap, knee, shoulder. LOL. Or, if we've just had enough chicken time he likes to perch on the kids' ball bin like a parrot & watch the events go by. He'll sit perched there, or wondering through the grass outside the barn, chit chatting away with us while we're doing whatever it is we do (cut wood, barn chores, fix tractors, etc). He is SO friendly that he is now sporting a beautiful silver numbered bracelet. DD will be taking him to the fair with her next month for her showmanship. He'll be the "main event", LOL. She has been working with him so much & he lets her handle him like it's nothing. We as a family just wanted to say "Thank you" to you & your family. We're quite impressed with him & his character... he's such a good boy.
I certainly hope you have a pair! They are lovely birds, I think they are so fetching. Which is why I wanted a breeding pair
Done.
and I 'm tweeting the heck out of it.
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So I have three female Sweetgrass turkeys and no tom. Kinds sad, I was hoping for a breeding pair.
Absolutely beautiful birds! I'm sure a tom would have been stunning.
Raz, house next to us will be going up soon, they are giving back to lender had problems and can't keep it up, 5-7 acres. not a great house but nice. come on over! you need to get out of GC
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