Tribute to @memphis and her Lapper turkeys

[R2elk]

Feb. 3, 2016 @memphis wrote

I have the same situation with my hens. Daisy is possessive. Wants all the attention. However, if Daisy is busy, like in a dust bath, Annie will sneak over for a snuggle. Funny girls. I hope all goes well with Pebbles & the babies!!

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[R2elk]

Feb. 3, 2016 @memphis wrote

Got home and let the turkey girls out in the big pen. I snuck back up to the house. Poor Daisy was pacing the fence line chirping. Had to go back & spend more time with my little pin cushion. She doesn't want to be touched, just wants to sit next to me & purr. Poor girl. Can't wait for her to get over her molt. She has PFS - Pre Feather Syndrome!

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[R2elk]

Feb. 3, 2016 @memphis wrote

Wow. Poor guy. He's lucky to be alive. That could have been a deadly situation. Breaking up dog fights is serious business.

Just tucked in my hens for the night. They were waiting for me on the back porch rail. Plucked Annie off the rail & carried her to the coop. She snuggles her head down the neck of my jacket. Daisy hopped down & followed me. She's so full of pins I don't dare touch her. Poor girl. I had to chuckle at them...they look like a couple of Butterballs sitting on the rail.

Ralph, how is it going with Ethel Jr? Are you trying to spend time with her each day?

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[R2elk]

Feb. 3, 2016 @memphis wrote

And what a beautiful first egg it is! Way to go Big Bird!! My hens did that too at first. Laid off the roost. Does she have a nest?

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[R2elk]

Feb. 4, 2016 @memphis wrote

Sure is quiet around here this morning!

Feedman....did your eggs arrive?

Ralph/Aurora...whats hatching?

Chaos....would love pictures of your new turkeys

Bright and sunny day here. yippee

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[R2elk]

Feb. 4, 2016 @memphis wrote

We were talking about fertility awhile back. If I remember, correctly a hen can remain fertile for several months after being bred. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

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[R2elk]

Feb. 4, 2016 @memphis wrote

You are correct. Potentially one successful mating should be good for the season. But I'm not sure if it will stay viable after hen goes broody and hatches poults. I think down time and metabolism change in the hen may affect it.

Thanks Feedman! Well...there you go Feisty...you too can join the Turkey Hen Wrestling Team!

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[R2elk]

Feb. 4, 2016 @memphis wrote

Do different varieties of turkeys lay different colored eggs?

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[R2elk]

Feb. 5, 2016 @memphis wrote

I believe that some do. My slates seem to lay an egg with some blue color to them while the eggs laid by the royal palms that I had did not have that blue on them.

Thanks R2elk. Annie (BR) lays the standard looking speckled egg. But Daisy's eggs are almost white with faint spots. Just made me wonder if there was a color difference between breeds. Like chickens.

Aurora, you may wake up to a whole flock of early birds!

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[R2elk]

Feb. 5, 2016 @memphis wrote

Got home early enough to take all the girls for a walk. Most of our daffodils have flower buds on them. Well...they used to have buds. It's apparently flower buds are a turkey delicacy.

Got back home about an hour before bedtime. Locked all the girls into their yard. Daisy kept pacing the fence doing that loud turkey chirp. It was killing me. Finally let her & Annie into my yard to hang out. I'm a push over. And Daisy is playing me....:/

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