Stella's Social Club

[The Sheriff]

She has them all lined up, roll call complete, and tucked in for a nap.

What an organized little mama!

She even color coordinated them!

 

[drumstick diva]

I think the Icelandics are the "border collies," of chickens - smart, swift, sly

 

[gryeyes]

Can anyone with turkeys tell me WTH would make a turkey stomp a chicken to death?!?

Sarge, my MW tom has never liked a couple of my senior hens. He will chase them for ten or fifteen feet some times. This evening I heard the turkey "I'm not happy" call, so I go check to see which gander is chasing Sarge (neither Angus nor Caleb likes Sarge and the feeling is mutual) and whether I need to break them up or not.

He was totally covering his victim, wings curled completely around to shield the view as if he were mounting a (turkey) hen, but he's usually silent during those interludes and just stands there for quite a while before committing the act. I have always felt very sorry for turkey hens, more so than chicken hens, because at least the roosters are done in seconds.

Anyway, Sarge was stomping and keening, so I got closer only to discover he was stomping the carcass of one of my hatchery Delaware hens. I don't know how the heck he caught her, they were in a fairly open area. Or how he got her down.

I am just dumbfounded.

 

[drumstick diva]

Aw how sad/ I think Sarge is ready for dinner - NOW - Thanksgiving is too late.

 

[Jake Levi]

Yup, confinement until such time as sentence can be carried out.

You dont want or need his temperament in your flock. Temperament has the highest breeding coefficient of all traits, birds and mammals.

My turkeys go out into the yard this week, after I get the netting over it. Right now they are sharing a pen with my young Icelandics and all are doing well, if it changes then whoever does change gets the nod for dinner guest at Thanksgiving.

I have a Tom and Hen black Spanish and one hen Bourbon Red, so far so good.I am hoping to find another Bourben Red or Narraganset Tom to be the breeding Tom. But what I have now is what I have now.

Five early birds in the hatcher now, another pipping, due to start hatching tues eve. Rustlings as I type. The hatching began on the 18th day of incubating.

Gotta love the Icelandics ! The early birds !

 

[speckledhen]

Quote: 1000X agreed! OMG, that's awful! He wouldn't live another day here.

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

Time for Turkey dinner!

I am sorry for the loss of your preciousl hen Linda. She hopefully passed quickly and didn't suffer too much.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Can anyone with turkeys tell me WTH would make a turkey stomp a chicken to death?!?

Sarge, my MW tom has never liked a couple of my senior hens. He will chase them for ten or fifteen feet some times. This evening I heard the turkey "I'm not happy" call, so I go check to see which gander is chasing Sarge (neither Angus nor Caleb likes Sarge and the feeling is mutual) and whether I need to break them up or not.

He was totally covering his victim, wings curled completely around to shield the view as if he were mounting a (turkey) hen, but he's usually silent during those interludes and just stands there for quite a while before committing the act. I have always felt very sorry for turkey hens, more so than chicken hens, because at least the roosters are done in seconds.

Anyway, Sarge was stomping and keening, so I got closer only to discover he was stomping the carcass of one of my hatchery Delaware hens. I don't know how the heck he caught her, they were in a fairly open area. Or how he got her down.

I am just dumbfounded.

When I had turkeys, I had read about toms mating hens and killing them. I'm sorry Linda.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Watch out Mary, molting has begun here. My buttercup is blowing feathers. Now to just wait for her to lose enough of them for her yearly photo.

 

[Hangtown Farms]

When I had turkeys, I had read about toms mating hens and killing them. I'm sorry Linda.

I was gonna suggest the same thing . When I had Tom ( Cleaver I know) my Royal Palm he always gave the girls the look as but he was the only turkey I had. Well except when the wild flock would fly in there with him to eat chicken food. He was much larger than the wild Toms though did not have there street smart but when I drive down Cedar Ravine I often look forr partially white Turkeys now