Tribute to @memphis and her Lapper turkeys

[R2elk]

Jan. 1, 2019 @memphis wrote

Burp. Boy the kraut & sausage hit the spot! Thanks R2elk! Ate way too much.

Girls ate their weight of baby clover & fleabane. Mom, dad, kid in stroller, plus little guy on scooter....turned the corner onto the street & started yelling to his parents...their out! Already had to little girls picking leaves for them...so Daisy got her kid fix in.

Beaver! Wow. How cool!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-20810000

 

[R2elk]

Jan. 2, 2019 @memphis wrote

This time of year I let my turkey girls hang out in my garden/yard. Due to the fact everything is underground. You would think they'd take advantage of it....but no....both are standing on my back porch trying to open the door. And happily pooping everywhere...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-20811808

 

[R2elk]

Jan. 2, 2019 @memphis wrote

Daisy twirls & dances. She does a happy dance each morning. Annie likes to spin around. I love it when the Tom's do their tap dance.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-20812437

 

[R2elk]

Jan. 2, 2019 @memphis wrote

LOL! Pebbles looks all business like! Totally on mom duty. What a good girl.

I'm starting to feel like I'm the only one who hasn't eaten a beaver! New horizons in adventure eating. That's what my friends call a dinner party at my house....adventure eating. I'm hapless.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-20813036

 

[R2elk]

Jan. 2, 2019 @memphis wrote

Yeah...not sure it's on my list of things to try. Taking it one step at a time....starting with Guinea. Dad hunted....have had the usual....squirrel, deer, rabbit. various birds. He was a big coon hunter...but don't ever remember eating one.

RAIN!! Even my poor hens gave up and sought refuge in the dry depths of their coop. May go down into the 30's tonight. So I'm glad they didn't go bed soaked.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-20813579

 

[R2elk]

Jan. 3, 2019 @memphis wrote

JJ...he was a cool tom for sure. Quite a gentleman. That's what I enjoy about my girls. No silly behavior. They just hang out. And allow hen hugs.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-20818740

 

[R2elk]

Jan. 3, 2019 @memphis wrote

Of course my favorite is when one is sound asleep in my lap. You can feel their whole body relax, eyes closed, head drooping. And cozy this time of year. Nothing like a lapper. Ralph....mine never have tried to jump up on my shoulders. Just a quick hop into my lap if I'm sitting in a chair. If I'm on the porch steps they just sit next to me. Funny birds they are...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-20818766

 

[R2elk]

Jan. 3, 2019 @memphis wrote

By the way....to those newbies dealing with poults...I did not raise my two hens as poults. Daisy was probably 6-8 months old when I pulled her out of rush hour traffic. Got Annie as a roommate for her and she was two. Neither were used to hanging out with people. So our relationship evolved from there. Now they just boss me around ..... divas!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-20818786

 

[R2elk]

Jan. 4, 2019 @memphis wrote

I could eat my weight in Thin Mints!
Aurora...the girls trained me. I figure I spent so much time with them they just got used to me & decided to trust me. Guess I wore them down. They are both so easy going most folks assume I raised them from poults. Personally, I think they are just nosy & like to inspect anything that comes along. I will say....neither have ever been aggressive to a person. And of course Daisy will stand there & let a kid do anything. She likes kids.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-20819202

 

[R2elk]

Jan. 4, 2019 @memphis wrote

I use a dog exercise pen. It folds into panels allowing me to arrange it in a big circle or rectangle. Its 42 inches tall. I do put a topper on it. And can add roosting bars. Its large enough I can walk around in it. I've used a heat lamp clipped onto the pen. I have two of them. I set up the other outside for use as I start orientating them to the other birds & being outside. I just sweep up the poopy bedding. It works for me. It's what I had. Seems to work ok for me.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-20820828