That's very cool, Alaskan! What a fantastic thing to do! There is an Icelandic cemetery to the east of us...hubby showed it to me when we were going out. It's not on our land and we don't know who is buried there. We did go looking for it a couple of years ago but just couldn't see it with the over growth. (wrong time of year) It's very sad to think it may be lost. We should go this spring and look for it before everything grows up.
Your broody turkey sounds lovely in the sense that nothing would ever get her eggs or brood with her being like that. Quite like a range cow...which I only know from reputation. We don't have any cattle like that, too dangerous.
Is it common for turkeys to be that broody? I'm thinking of expanding the family to include turkeys, hopefully a nice pair. I'd love me some turkeys!!
I miss having turkeys. I always loved our turkeys. growing up.
I was just thinking...ok scheming, of how I can commandeer the big barn for the guineas for next winter. The two white keets I purchased in hoping for a male have turned out to be female so I'm going to be overrun with guineas if I keep all 8 females. DH is gonna be SO happy to hear about this.
Um, not.
Surprisingly the guineas have been decent with the hens. Certainly no worse than the top hens. All 13 guineas are in with the hens and chicks in the coop. I'm crate training the 5 males right now...I'm definitely finding the males to be worse with aggression with bossing and picking on the girls. Got chatting with a gentleman at the feed store who sounds like he wants the three males. Thus the crate training. There are a couple of females who are more aggressive that I've raised. I'm finding they might be a bit like roosters...a pain in the butt while their young and maturing...but quite decent and behaved once they've gotten older. My older girls are better behaved.
Your broody turkey sounds lovely in the sense that nothing would ever get her eggs or brood with her being like that. Quite like a range cow...which I only know from reputation. We don't have any cattle like that, too dangerous.
Is it common for turkeys to be that broody? I'm thinking of expanding the family to include turkeys, hopefully a nice pair. I'd love me some turkeys!!
I was just thinking...ok scheming, of how I can commandeer the big barn for the guineas for next winter. The two white keets I purchased in hoping for a male have turned out to be female so I'm going to be overrun with guineas if I keep all 8 females. DH is gonna be SO happy to hear about this.
Surprisingly the guineas have been decent with the hens. Certainly no worse than the top hens. All 13 guineas are in with the hens and chicks in the coop. I'm crate training the 5 males right now...I'm definitely finding the males to be worse with aggression with bossing and picking on the girls. Got chatting with a gentleman at the feed store who sounds like he wants the three males. Thus the crate training. There are a couple of females who are more aggressive that I've raised. I'm finding they might be a bit like roosters...a pain in the butt while their young and maturing...but quite decent and behaved once they've gotten older. My older girls are better behaved.
