Tribute to @memphis and her Lapper turkeys

[R2elk]

Mar. 20, 2020 @memphis wrote

LOL....sadly mine are used to getting the once over. There still is a bit of flapping going on at times. When Daisy gets a party invite she gets a bath. She actually likes the blow dryer. She'll sit down & close her eyes when I blow dry her. I can pull a wing up to get under the wings. No issues. Have to usually make her stand up so I can fluff her belly feathers.

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[R2elk]

Mar. 20, 2020 @memphis wrote

Oh...Daisy has me wrapped around her wing. And knows it.

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[R2elk]

Mar. 20, 2020 @memphis wrote

Hey folks! I must be a turkey whisperer. Daisy got a bath the day I found her because she was covered in some kind of dried junk....mud, poop...who knows. Blossom & Marigold got baths the day after I got home with them. No problem with bathing crazy birds. Probably comes from 30 years of wrangling show dogs on the grooming table.

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[R2elk]

Mar. 20, 2020 @memphis wrote

R2elk....you'd be surprised what nice warm water & a massage with soap calms a tutkey!!

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[R2elk]

Mar. 22, 2020 @memphis wrote

Kids all over the place here. No school. It's like summer time with the kids loose. I've been having to stay away from them. Girls too. Daisy is not happy. She can hear them. Nothing much going on....just self isolating. Need to go to the grocery & am dreading it. Marigold is still trying to perfect hopping into my lap. She's still knocking me in the head, but is getting better!! Blossom is still sitting next to me yapping away. Or following me around yapping. She's a talker. She's sweet....and actually shuts up when I'm petting her. All my girls tilt their heads back & close their eyes when I give them a snood pet. Guessing that must feel good. They love shoulder rubs too. Listen to me...I've been conned into giving these hens back massages. They have me wrapped. Oh what the heck...they deserve a little spoiling. Right??

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[R2elk]

Mar. 23, 2020 @memphis wrote

Yeah....the kiddies are all loose. But like I said everyone who owns a dog is out walking it and folks are stopping to chat it up. But how about these parents that are still working and sending their kids to grandma's house for babysitting services. Little petri dishes.

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[R2elk]

Mar. 23, 2020 @memphis wrote

No thunder or lightning, but the rain woke me up last night. It was that heavy!
Bantambird...how long do you think your parents will be on "vacation"? Are they bummed? I'd be panicked.
I think we are a bunch of introverts here! Doesn't seem the "isolate" order has affected most of our lifestyles! LOL!

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[R2elk]

Mar. 23, 2020 @memphis wrote

Just read an article about how wildlife is starting to roam city streets since everyone is locked down. Raccoons, skunks, Coyotes...but especially TURKEYS! LOL!

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[R2elk]

Mar. 23, 2020 @memphis wrote

Turkeys are on the verge of taking over!! LOL! There has been a lot in the news about roving bands of turkeys invading towns. Now with folks staying inside, you betcha they are going to take advantage!

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[R2elk]

Mar. 23, 2020 @memphis wrote

Ha! And people are obsessed with zombies. Just wait till the turkeys start taking over towns!

Listening to our weather forecast. Rain starting tonight through tomorrow. Lovely! The weatherdork said we have had measurable rain all but 6 days in March.

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