Tribute to @memphis and her Lapper turkeys

[R2elk]

Feb. 14, 2016 @memphis wrote

Well, I'll admit it ... my turkeys & chickens have toys too. I think they need mental stimulation! And I brood chick's in my living room. I think it makes a big difference. And they are too hard to resist!!

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[R2elk]

Feb. 14, 2016 @memphis wrote

Feisty....Aurora is selling poults so fast they may still be wet behind the ears!!.
Boy wouldn't that be cool to find a hen in the neighborhood! Maybe they will trade for a Bourbon Boy.

Feedman, your boys are gorgeous! Thanks for the pics! So how are you setting up your breeding pens this year? And are you too brooding those babies in the house? Seems to be a trend!

Ralph....we need Andy pictures. I'm sure he's growing like crazy.

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[R2elk]

Feb. 15, 2016 @memphis wrote

We are having thunderstorms this morning with about 2 inches of rain. It's 36 degrees. I'm grateful we aren't getting an ice storm. We usually get ice instead of snow. And it's supposed to be 70 this weekend. This has been such a wacky winter.

Poor Daisy is such a mess. Why is she molting in February? She will hop up next to me on the garden bench but yips if I touch her. She's miserable.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-16548885

 

[R2elk]

Feb. 15, 2016 @memphis wrote

I can wait to get in the yard. I don't do veggies, I have all shade. I do natives. Several things are starting to poke up! Supposed to be in the 60's & 70's this week...can't wait. All my beds are prepared & things are pruned. Just waiting now! I do have hellebores in bloom! My bulbs are budded.....spring.....where are you!!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-16549612

 

[R2elk]

Feb. 16, 2016 @memphis wrote

Ralph, it will be interesting to see what little Lucky grows up to be.

Feisty, my turkeys love water. Daisy likes playing in the hose. Go figure...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-16553726

 

[R2elk]

Feb. 16, 2016 @memphis wrote

Aurora...Poult Pusher Extraordinaire! Poor little misfit....amazed you found a home for it.

Ice is the worst. Luckily we haven't had our usual ice storm here this winter. But its been a wacky winter. So who knows....guess it could still happen.

One of my Australorps just finished a molt. And I'm happy to say is back to laying eggs. Annie is almost done with new feathers. And Daisy is the biggest mess ever! She still hops up next to me, but does not want to be touched. Those new feathers have got to hurt. Ever since I've had her she has had the most ragged tail. I'm so anxious to see her with new tail feathers. Annie's are beautiful.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-16554160

 

[R2elk]

Feb. 16, 2016 @memphis wrote

Weird how many are molting now....Ralph, Aurora and me all have molting chickens. And I have molting turkeys. Huh....

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-16554360

 

[R2elk]

Feb. 16, 2016 @memphis wrote

Nothing like a turkey hen hug to take the edge off a stressful day! Boy it's going to get warm this weekend. Can't wait.

Ralph...what's hatching?

Aurora...I've completely lost track of how many pouts you've hatched. Have you kept a few for yourself yet?

Feisty, have you eaten a turkey egg yet?

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[R2elk]

Feb. 17, 2016 @memphis wrote

Feisty, my friends that are serious bakers love to get their hands on my turkey eggs. They apparently make a difference.

Aurora, your girls are laying machines! Is Pebbles still laying too? I'm assuming she's sitting on those chicken eggs. Do you still have Adam with the girls?

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[R2elk]

Feb. 17, 2016 @memphis wrote

Boy these turkeys are taking their time growing feathers. I'm just dying to see Daisy in new plumage. Her new feathers look so much darker. And I've never seen her with a decent tail.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-16559386