Tom or hen?

[TurkeyTimes]

@Noellereagan
Pencilled blue fallfire. Photo courtesy of Franz lehner.

 

[Noellereagan]

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@Noellereagan
Pencilled blue fallfire. Photo courtesy of Franz lehner.

Have.
To.
HAve.
ASAP!!
I will literally drive to Idaho.
Not kidding.

 

[Noellereagan]

Well those boys are tricolor pencil palms that have been around for sometime. There are a lot of good breeders developing new varieties far before I will be able to. My initial goal is to replicate Franz lehner of Austria's pencilled blue fallfire line. So far as I know no one in the USA has them yet. I'll find a pic to post. Most gorgeous bird I've ever seen. I dont think any heritage lives longer than others. Would depend on how well taken care of they are over anything I would think. I've heard of birds living to be 12-13 years old. Not broadbreast tho. They are prone to too many health issues.

How long do broadbrested usually live?

 

[TurkeyTimes]

Lol @Noellereagan. I thought the same thing as soon as I saw that bird. Most beautiful variety I've seen. That's why I'm going to make some next year the oldest I've ever heard of a broadbreast is 5. They are so prone to health issues and require great care to keep them for long. We lost our first broadbreast bronze hen at a year and a half due to heart failure. Her babies are all healthy and productive tho

 

[R2elk]

Lol @Noellereagan. I thought the same thing as soon as I saw that bird. Most beautiful variety I've seen. That's why I'm going to make some next year the oldest I've ever heard of a broadbreast is 5. They are so prone to health issues and require great care to keep them for long. We lost our first broadbreast bronze hen at a year and a half due to heart failure. Her babies are all healthy and productive tho

I may be wrong but I believe that @casportpony once mentioned knowing of a person that had a BB hen live to 9 years old.

 

[casportpony]

I may be wrong but I believe that @casportpony once mentioned knowing of a person that had a BB hen live to 9 years old.

Yes, it was a fellow BYCer DylansMom who lost her beloved Turtee at the age of 9.

 

[Noellereagan]

Lol @Noellereagan. I thought the same thing as soon as I saw that bird. Most beautiful variety I've seen. That's why I'm going to make some next year the oldest I've ever heard of a broadbreast is 5. They are so prone to health issues and require great care to keep them for long. We lost our first broadbreast bronze hen at a year and a half due to heart failure. Her babies are all healthy and productive tho

So the question is- what does great care consist of. Perhaps I’ll start a new thread. Yes. Yes I will. Be sure to watch for it! My turkey go-to friend!

 

[casportpony]

Our 9 year old BBW, "Turtee Girl"

 

[Noellereagan]

Yes, it was a fellow BYCer DylansMom who lost her beloved Turtee at the age of 9.

Oh my gosh. I really want to talk to her! I’m going to look her up! Thanks a bunch!!!

 

[casportpony]

Oh my gosh. I really want to talk to her! I’m going to look her up! Thanks a bunch!!!

Sadly, we lost DylansMom in 2017.