Tribute to @memphis and her Lapper turkeys

[R2elk]

Mar. 14, 2019 @memphis wrote

No....but he used hardware cloth on the whole thing. That's after we convinced him chicken wire was useless. He didn't believe we had raccoons in the neighborhood. Told him I can show him the two in my freezer that the coonhound killed in my yard!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-21097982

 

[R2elk]

Mar. 15, 2019 @memphis wrote

Looks like a sunny weekend ahead. It will be in the 50's. All good! Maybe I can get some stuff done outside without rain cutting my ambitions short. The girls are always up to supervising all outdoor activities. They'll enjoy "helping". Yep, its usually wing to elbow when I'm working in the gardens. They can't help themselves. There is the tool inspections. Each tool undergoes a complete review. Always fun when I'm weeding to have them beak through the weed bin & strew the weeds around the yard. Then there is raking debris into piles. They will have to scratch through each pile. So they can be pesky, but I do enjoy their company.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-21099440

 

[R2elk]

Mar. 16, 2019 @memphis wrote

Had a great day in the gardens yesterday. It was a treat just to see the sun. Girls don't understand why I throw perfectly good weeds in a bucket...they promptly yank them out to make sure it's not something edible. They "helped" for an hour or so before they settled down to sun bathe. Spent a few drowsy hours sprawled out. Honestly, the sun did feel good....wouldn't have minded joining them. They were sprawled in the front yard. Had a few neighbors stop wondering why they were laid out. Guess it looked weird.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-21102791

 

[R2elk]

Mar. 16, 2019 @memphis wrote

Yes....its in the high 30's. But warming to the 50's later. Or so they say....

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-21103024

 

[R2elk]

Mar. 16, 2019 @memphis wrote

-11! I don't own the kind of clothes required to survive in weather like that.

Girls are lounging right outside my back door. Still enjoying the sun. The weatherdorks claim no rain for the next week!! Yippee!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-21103470

 

[R2elk]

Mar. 16, 2019 @memphis wrote

Uhhh....looks like he's spreading the love! LOL

My hen Annie loves shoes and painted toenails. She unties laces. She will peck a painted toenail. Not hard, mostly out of curiosity. If your toenails are painted and your wearing sparkly sandles....Annie is all yours!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-21105039

 

[R2elk]

Mar. 17, 2019 @memphis wrote

Ralphie....Annie would LOVE your pink toenails! Especially if you wore a toe ring!!

Better than Rubies - Hens can also grow a beard which further confuses things. My girls will still display if upset/mad about something.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-21106177

 

[R2elk]

Mar. 17, 2019 @memphis wrote

It's been in the 50's & sunny! I think that's my girls optimal operating temperature! Daisy's been bouncing around the yard....doing her pigeon imitation. Annie's been in a dust bath most of the day sharing her crater with the two SS. Oh...the life of a loafing turkey! I've been working in the yard under their direct supervision. Friend of mine just hatch some poults here in Memphis. So tempting! But I just don't want to upset the balance of the convent.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-21106188

 

[R2elk]

Mar. 17, 2019 @memphis wrote

Heading down to visit the guineas. Little hooligans! Other than vocalization, is there anyway to tell the girls from the boys? They look the same to me. One may be slightly larger.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-21107443

 

[R2elk]

Mar. 17, 2019 @memphis wrote

They aren't making any noises. I did notice one has waddles sticking straight out from its head & the others waddles are smaller & lay flat against its head.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-21107565