FYI, the domestic situation is worked out. Thank you for your support.
I am getting 10 eggs daily out of 16. About half of the girls are in their second laying season. They were born 7/16/12 and began laying late October to mid December. The rest were born last summer in June and July. Oh, the Leghorns are from March 4Th of last year. Anyway, they are all still young.
The BBW are huge. I picked up the male, and he felt lighter than I thought, but still good. His "average" butcher date is the fifth or nineteenth of August (20-22 weeks). Her's is the twenty-second of this month (18 weeks). They still have time to put on weight. I will figure out when the best time to do the deed is, and probably up their protein to add weight. For now, they are walking fine. No leg issues.
The Bourbons ...
They are in an indoor pen with a pre-fab coop as a run. I kept wondering if they would figure out that they can get into the coop itself. Yesterday I saw one peek in, and thought as big as they are, it is too late for them to get in there. Imagine my surprise to watch four (out of five) jump out of the coop when I went to see them this morning! I am pretty sure they are roosting in the main coop, but there is one problem regardless. The nest box doesn't come with a lock, and I never put one on (it is cheap crap, and rarely used). The turkeys can easily stand up, and open the nest box. I will need to add a brick or get creative with a better run. I am out of posts (I have fencing) and don't like the other temporary ideas I have come up with. I can't wait to get the big turkey pen built!
I have two definite boys, and one questionable. I am hoping for two girls and a boy for breeding. The main goal is three girls and a boy for breeding, and one male for next year's dinner. I can handle having an extra in the freezer. Any more, and I will need to find another hen. Maybe trade for a started boy.
I am getting 10 eggs daily out of 16. About half of the girls are in their second laying season. They were born 7/16/12 and began laying late October to mid December. The rest were born last summer in June and July. Oh, the Leghorns are from March 4Th of last year. Anyway, they are all still young.
The BBW are huge. I picked up the male, and he felt lighter than I thought, but still good. His "average" butcher date is the fifth or nineteenth of August (20-22 weeks). Her's is the twenty-second of this month (18 weeks). They still have time to put on weight. I will figure out when the best time to do the deed is, and probably up their protein to add weight. For now, they are walking fine. No leg issues.
The Bourbons ...
I have two definite boys, and one questionable. I am hoping for two girls and a boy for breeding. The main goal is three girls and a boy for breeding, and one male for next year's dinner. I can handle having an extra in the freezer. Any more, and I will need to find another hen. Maybe trade for a started boy.
out of me because I saw it in there and thought the lobster was dead. I do not need my friend's pets dying on my watch. Luckily the lobster is fine, this was a molt. I know my friend enjoys saving its molts so I carefully removed it from the tank and arranged it artfully on the towels for preservation. 
