Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[EverMystique1]

I'm just north of kalamazoo. Would that work?

I accidentally quoted you, instead of Amy, who is the poster with the silkie. However, if it were me, you are only about 40 miles north east of me. Good luck.

 

[alex8565]

If I lived closer I'd come over and take the turkey.  A bag of Flockraiser?  Wow, he is eating alot!  Lucky for me the chickens and ducks are getting tons of stuff that grows around here now like weeds, cherries, tomatoe suckers, and bad strawberries.  The goats are eating all the apple drops already and doing one heck of a job on the honeysuckles! 

where are you located at? I would love another turkey

 

[gladahmae]

So, not the most accurate method, but we weighed a few of the meat birds in a bucket using a fish scale tonight. Is 8# for Roos a realistic number for 7 weeks?? The girls aren't that much smaller than them for the most part either.

Looks like finding a processor just moved up the priority list!

 

[NovaAman]

Yeah, that's not to bad. They'll probably dress out right around 7 pounds then if you are processing next week.

 

[gaitngirl]

Actually , I'm wondering if he is a she . . .? I tried to get good pics but he/she kept turning away. Breast area is plucked and the tail is mostly missing. It has a funny little nub on it's breast and a funky red unicorn horn on it's head. Maybe it's a really young tom? No real waddles. I was worried about the naked breast area - I checked for mites or bites but couldn't see any. It's a fairly mellow turkey. Good sized.

 

[gaitngirl]

The back of her/his head is blue . . .

Not sure if the pics I'm trying to load are showing up or not . .

 

[gaitngirl]

Here you can see some of the underside - totally nekked!

 

[gaitngirl]

And I thought chickens and ducks pooped a lot!!! Turkeys are way worse!

 

[Opa]

Before you know it another day will be starting so grab yourself a cup and lets watch the day begin.

Auctions are often enjoyable to attend just to watch and listen to the excitement of the bidders. At some I've attended less than scrupulous auctioneers will have ringers in the audience to drive the price up or allow someone to raise his own bid. I was once at a horse auction and some folks I know were interested in a horse that was offered. During the sale they split up to talk with other folks they knew and were separated when the horse came up for sale. Unknowingly they were bidding against each other until I made them aware. They had driven the price up several hundred dollars but the auctioneer was honest enough to start the bidding over.

Over the years I've bought a few items on E-Bay and still am amazed that without the excitement of the crowd driving the price up people will still often pay more than an item is worth. Just yesterday I was bidding on a couple of battery chargers where the seller was also offering the same chargers for a buy it now price of $59.95. I had a maximum bid of $48 and someone won with a bid of $62. Why did they pay more than necessary? This wasn't the first time I've seen this happen. I can understand how it can happen at a live auction but on line?

I had 3 Vorwerk hens all sitting on the same 5 eggs which was sort of crowded and I wondered who would claim the chicks once they hatched. I had neglected to note the day they started brooding but decided that it was well passed the date they should have hatch. Last night I risked digital mutilation and took the eggs out to candle. All duds. I was hoping to increase that flock to aid in supplying my sons pickled egg consumption rate.

 

[uchytil]

So, not the most accurate method, but we weighed a few of the meat birds in a bucket using a fish scale tonight. Is 8# for Roos a realistic number for 7 weeks?? The girls aren't that much smaller than them for the most part either.

Looks like finding a processor just moved up the priority list!

Spot on. I go 8-10 weeks and get 8 lb hens and 10-12 lb roos after process. Find some Amish!