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dheltzel said:
I started to say - when you have over 300 eggs in the incubator and just pulled 50 chicks from the hatcher, you really don't need any more.
Then I remembered that I'm already thinking about the new breeds that I want to acquire this year, so I sort of have to agree with your sentiment. I may not "need" more, but I certainly want more.

On that topic, anyone thinking about a pet turkey this year? I have some of the most adorable little Midget White poults. They are so friendly, even at just a week old. I'd like to see the extras we can't keep go to someone that will keep them as pets like we do. Turkeys are not as practical as chickens for producing eggs, but our Midget White hens outdo our larger turkeys at least 2 to 1 in egg production. The eggs are smaller than from the Black Mottled hens, but so many more of them.
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Haha!

In the future, I would love a turkey or two. I wouldn't have considered it before, but you all say how friendly they are. One day when we have more space. Hibby started looking at homes for sale.... Maybe moving soon than I had thought?!

We are going on 9 weeks wi out a kitchen and washer/dryer. This is getting very sad....
 
I'm in Jersey Shore. Well, the zip code, anyway. Kids went to that school. It's the largest school district in PA.

If any poultry underground railroads are being run, I can run some through my coverage area - the yellow in my map.



Miss Vicki is laying very consistantly now. I wonder when the other girls will start back up.
 
AnneInTheBurbs said:
dheltzel said:
I started to say - when you have over 300 eggs in the incubator and just pulled 50 chicks from the hatcher, you really don't need any more.
Then I remembered that I'm already thinking about the new breeds that I want to acquire this year, so I sort of have to agree with your sentiment. I may not "need" more, but I certainly want more.

On that topic, anyone thinking about a pet turkey this year? I have some of the most adorable little Midget White poults. They are so friendly, even at just a week old. I'd like to see the extras we can't keep go to someone that will keep them as pets like we do. Turkeys are not as practical as chickens for producing eggs, but our Midget White hens outdo our larger turkeys at least 2 to 1 in egg production. The eggs are smaller than from the Black Mottled hens, but so many more of them.
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Haha!

In the future, I would love a turkey or two. I wouldn't have considered it before, but you all say how friendly they are. One day when we have more space. Hibby started looking at homes for sale.... Maybe moving soon than I had thought?!

We are going on 9 weeks wi out a kitchen and washer/dryer. This is getting very sad....
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Turkeys are only tame & friendly if they are handled from day 1. You have to work with them just like chickens. My older breeders that I got as adults are very flighty. Catching them can be hazardous. The 4 I hand raised this past year are spolied babies. I can walk right over & pick the 3 hens up. The tom tries to dodge me a little, but still not hard to catch & calms pretty quick once his feet are off the ground.
 
does anyone know how to capture George, that mysterious guy who moves or takes things with out telling anyone,,,went to make some bread and my big bowl for mixing it is gone, called all my children and no one knows anything..George must of done it, sure would like to meet him..
 
wingstone said:
does anyone know how to capture George, that mysterious guy who moves or takes things with out telling anyone,,,went to make some bread and my big bowl for mixing it is gone, called all my children and no one knows anything..George must of done it, sure would like to meet him..
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If you find him, yell at George for me too! He loves to take my stuff.
 
wingstone said:
does anyone know how to capture George, that mysterious guy who moves or takes things with out telling anyone,,,went to make some bread and my big bowl for mixing it is gone, called all my children and no one knows anything..George must of done it, sure would like to meet him..
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George used to be a busy guy at my place too.....especially when my son had no siblings to blame things on!
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I am on the search for 1 female olive egger chick and 1 female blue cochin chick to put under my broody. I don't want to hatch out eggs, because I am 2 away from my limit, and the last time I put 9 eggs under her, only 1 hatched and it was a rooster, of course! Anyone know where/if I can find these in south central PA?
 

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