Tribute to @memphis and her Lapper turkeys

[R2elk]

Jun. 22, 2017 @memphis wrote

Ralph, fun is the right word. I'm still learning. Hopefully once I get used to it ... I'll find it easier/more fun.
Flashpoint, my girls get their bedtime treat, BOSS, when they go into their pen for the night. Needless to say they are usually hanging out by the pen in the evening. You might want to establish a bedtime routine with them.

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[R2elk]

Jun. 22, 2017 @memphis wrote

Flashpoint...turkeys are very trainable. I can get Daisy through a dog agility course. Well...except for the tunnel. And she tends to hop up on the jumps instead of just flying/jumping over them. But she's great on the weave poles and other obstacles. Point being, your Turkey's can be trained to coop at night. I wouldn't let them start roosting in the trees. Once they figure something out, its hard to change their minds!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-18625896

 

[R2elk]

Jun. 23, 2017 @memphis wrote

Kathy, beautiful hen. How old is she? Here is a tip...hens will have feathers up the back of their neck & head. Toms won't. My hens are sweet too. Turkeys are such great pets!
CherMon...loved the shots of the moms & babies!! Looks like your hens are good mothers.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-18632173

 

[R2elk]

Jun. 23, 2017 @memphis wrote

Rjohns, chicks or poults?

Flashpoint, I never could pull the trigger on a tattoo. Was always afraid my taste would change over time and I would regret it. Also figured as I turn into a wrinkly old fart it would morph into something weird...

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[R2elk]

Jun. 23, 2017 @memphis wrote

My grandfather was a nursery man...owned greenhouses. No balers involved, however as a kid I remember him using a sickle in one of the fields. He would swing it from his hip & even as a kid it seemed to be rhythmic and elegant movement.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-18632277

 

[R2elk]

Jun. 24, 2017 @memphis wrote

R2elk...your right. I was a kid. I remember watching grandpa using that thing. I used to spend days with him at the greenhouses. He'd make me sit on the back of the truck while he used it. Guess he wanted me well out of the way. The greenhouse was my favorite place as a kid. Everyone spoke German. Lots of cats running around. And he'd let me pot up plants. Loved playing on the dirt!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-18634924

 

[R2elk]

Jun. 24, 2017 @memphis wrote

Yippee, another Tennessean! I'm originally from St. Louis. But have now lived here longer. Memphis freaked me out at first. Now I truly enjoy its gritty quirkiness. Especially its music history. Sat next to Robert Plant at a joint one night. Same with George Thurogood & Cyndi Lauiper. Al Green lives less than a mile away. Met most of the local blues guys ( most gone now) like Bobby Blue Bland, Rufus Thomas, Little Milton...and of course BB King. Oh the musical history here is amazing!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-18636018

 

[R2elk]

Jun. 24, 2017 @memphis wrote

Yeah, got the same "private" message. Boy they sure love a dust bath. Annie is always wallowing around in one of her "spots/craters". And Daisy likes to stand in water. Funny birds!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-18636840

 

[R2elk]

Jun. 25, 2017 @memphis wrote

Karenerwin...we often refer to our turkeys as "dogs with feathers". They bond strongly to humans and make great pets. We also developed a way to categorize their temperaments:
LAPPERS: Those wanting attention. Like Aurora's Eve who will hop in the hammock with her to snuggle. Or my Daisy who naps in my lap.
TOLERANTS: They hang around & don't mind being picked up but don't overtly seek attention like the lappers.
LURKERS: They too hang out but prefer not to be touched.
BELLYBUTTONS: This is Ralphies term for jerks. Everyone has a bellybutton...get it??

You'll see many of us occasionally refer to our birds in one of the above terms. Except for R2elk who is our voice of reason! LOL!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-18639551

 

[R2elk]

Jun. 25, 2017 @memphis wrote

And Karenerwin...I'm a gardener and my girls are always "helping" me. I also take them for walks. Daily I walk with them next door to get my elderly neighbors mail for her. Most folks can't believe they follow me around and don't run off. Then it freaks them out when I call one of them and she comes to me. My turkeys are better trained than most of my neighbors dogs!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-18639562