Tribute to @memphis and her Lapper turkeys

[R2elk]

Nov. 3, 2015 @memphis wrote

Wow he's handsome! He's so big but really he's just still a baby! That's exactly what I did. Just sat there. No pressure. Just add food and he's putty in your hands! I think I bored my girls to death at first. I got a lot of work done.

Now they are both spoiled babies.

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[R2elk]

Nov. 3, 2015 @memphis wrote

Ralph, I've had sick or injured chickens in the house too. These birds live in houses full time. Just didn't realize folks did that....

Yeah...I've had issues trying to get the turkey girls lay in nests. Daisy does seem to use the lean-to in the pen. Annie will just drop it anywhere in the pen. If she happens to be free ranging and has to lay she crams herself in a chicken nest box.

Annie is pretty casual about laying. Daisy is a huge drama queen. Lots of pacing & fussing. If she is free ranging I usually just put her back in the pen. If I don't she tends to want to jump fences. She has PES...Pre Egg Syndrome!

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[R2elk]

Nov. 3, 2015 @memphis wrote

Both girls are still laying. I have their eggs in the hands of my expert baking friends. Anxiously awaiting their reviews. I'm curious if they really make that much of a difference in baked goods.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-16052112

 

[R2elk]

Nov. 4, 2015 @memphis wrote

Charmed...I believe turkeys can handle REALLY cold weather. They do in the wild. I don't add heat to my chicken coop nor will I to the turkey coop/pen. Its rare, but it can occassionally get down into the teens here. Normally we hoover in the 40's and maybe 30's at night. The problem we have is humidity. Makes if feel a lot colder. A bigger problem for me is the summer heat.

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[R2elk]

Nov. 4, 2015 @memphis wrote

Ethel sounds like my Daisy. Loves attention. Love being petted. They can be so sweet.
Ralph...have you tried the calculator yet? Penguin may give you even more color variations in the rainbow flock! I got confused on what kind of blues you have.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-16055444

 

[R2elk]

Nov. 4, 2015 @memphis wrote

I know, genetically the blue gene is confusing. There is about 3-4 different pictures that look like some of your birds that are blue with the tannish trim. If you pick out a few I can run the calculator. But honestly there are several pictures that look the same to me and I don't know what makes them different.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-16056254

 

[R2elk]

Nov. 5, 2015 @memphis wrote

Genetics are so interesting. I keep going back to the calculator and plugging in my Slate & Bourbon Red with different toms. Possibilities are endless! But honestly I thing if I get a tom it will be a Slate. I hate just having the two hens. If something were to happen to one I can just picture a crying upset lonely hen. So....that's my excuse for adding another turkey!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-16057731

 

[R2elk]

Nov. 5, 2015 @memphis wrote

R2elk....i have to hire a chicken /turkey sitter when I go out of town. Luckily I have a retired person in the neighborhood willing to manage the birds when I'm gone. But I miss them and worry the whole time.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-16057757

 

[R2elk]

Nov. 6, 2015 @memphis wrote

I hope Turkules doesn't end up "hen pecked" with all his girls! I can't remember, is Turkules a Bronze? Have you used the Porters calculator to determine what kinds of babies he could produce? I've been obsessed with it since I finally figured it out. However, I got completely lost with the different types of Slates. But thanks to R2elk I think I'm starting to understand them better. I still can't figure out what type of Rusty Blue Lilac Lavender Tan Slates Ralphie has.

Aurora. ...we need an update on Adam!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-16063405

 

[R2elk]

Nov. 6, 2015 @memphis wrote

My girls love being scratched under the wings. Especially Daisy. Just closes her eyes. Keep expecting to hear her snoring! I love the shot of his head peeking out of the brooder. He's really come along way since you got him. Good job! I agree, you're going to be his best friend.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-16063843