Tribute to @memphis and her Lapper turkeys

[R2elk]

Nov. 6, 2015 @memphis wrote

Spent the morning collecting pecans. All the birds love them. Difference is, I can crack one in half & the chickens know how to get the nut out. The turkeys, however, want me to shell them. Sighhh....
Wondering who has who trained. .....

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[R2elk]

Nov. 6, 2015 @memphis wrote

I think my birds having been eating pecans all day. Wish they could lay pecan pancakes! The squirrels break them open & the girls eat all the bits.

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[R2elk]

Nov. 7, 2015 @memphis wrote

I love the Official BYC Worst Molt Contest, I find it so funny! AND for the first time that I've seen, there is a turkey entry!! Post #34. They have her wearing a shirt.

Let's hear it for naked turkeys!

I want to enter one of mine so badly. ...they are insisting upon hanging on to their feathers.

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[R2elk]

Nov. 8, 2015 @memphis wrote

Yeah what up with those live trap malfunctions? Mine has malfunctioned on possums, raccoons, feral cats, rats....Poor things.

Hey MM...I guess Tomahawk 2 has decided Banshee is HER guy. I wonder if she'll chill out the more comfortable she feels in her new home. Although the more comfortable Daisy has gotten here, the more possessive she gets of me. If I'm holding the other turkey or a chicken she starts tugging on my clothes & hair. My little shadow.

Had a great weekend working in the yard with all the girls. They are so much help.
Although the turkeys do eat acorns! I have millions of them and I hate them!

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[R2elk]

Nov. 9, 2015 @memphis wrote

Ron I have no idea. Is he in a coop?

Ralphie. ..that's a huge bird! Do birds that big fit into an oven? Will you have to freeze him before Thanksgiving? I'm assuming he's invited to Thanksgiving.

Turkules is probably just going through that adolescent stage. I like the picture of him visiting the hens.

Can't wait to see a picture of Adam displaying. He's so big it's hard to realize he's just a 6 month old baby! Your girls are going to love him!

I saw an owl decoy that moves it head. It was on a roof of a hotel. Took me a minute to realize it was fake. Not sure if it was battery or solar operated, but there was not electrical running to it. It did fake me out, probably wouldn't phase a turkey!

Got the leaf blower out this afternoon. Didn't seem to bother the turkeys much. I set it down & had to run into the house....when I came back out they were both standing on it. I also got a small tree staked. Then watched Annie (the Bourbon Red ) play with it for an hour. She is so nosy!!

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[R2elk]

Nov. 10, 2015 @memphis wrote

Aww...what a sweet guy! It was just me & Daisy for several weeks. Now she has a roommate & free ranges with the flock but still wants to take naps on mom's lap. Sounds like Banshee is the same way. Even with his new girl. I'm betting Adam will be the same. I can believe how sweet turkeys can be. They are special.

So Ralph...pack Penguin' s suitcase and put him in a canoe out on the Mississippi & I'll pick him up in Memphis!

MM...sounds like the owl is a success! I had to laugh about your stove. Been there!

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[R2elk]

Nov. 10, 2015 @memphis wrote

time I think I want guineas I just read a few posts over on the guinea thread and I change my mind pretty quickly. Was reading how this guy's guineas surrounded a mink giving him the chance to kill it. It had been eating his koi. Someone asked him how many guineas he had....65! This guy has 65 guineas! I can't even imagine what that's like!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-16082908

 

[R2elk]

Nov. 10, 2015 @memphis wrote

Well guess I need to forget about winning the the official Worst Molt contest with a turkey. Both girls are going through some sort of molt. I'm seeing feather scattered about and they are growing new feathers. Especially on their neck, chests, and wings. They still are laying eggs tho. I do have a Barnvelder that looks like she went through a plucker. But I really wanted a good turkey entry.

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[R2elk]

Nov. 11, 2015 @memphis wrote

Snowing...wow. it's in the 70's here still. But we have severe weather coming in this evening followed by a cold front. Your post made me go pour another cup! I bet it's beautiful!

Interesting how both my turkeys & chickens are such creatures of habit.

I'm not getting guineas. I was just taken back that thus guy had 65 of them! I can't imagine the racket they can raise! The guinea threads amuse me!

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[R2elk]

Nov. 11, 2015 @memphis wrote

. WOW Adam! He is gorgeous! He's huge for only being 6 months old!! Photo bomb anytime! ! . Now that's a hunk 'o lap turkey!

I've wanted Sweetgrass forever! I'm going to have to live vicariously through you guys!

Ralph....a Sweetgrass & Bourbon Red sound like the perfect additions to the calico flock!

Brandychick...My hens display on occasion. I agree with Ralph. It's hard to really tell in your picture but it looked like a hen to me too. Can you get a closer picture!

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