Tribute to @memphis and her Lapper turkeys

[R2elk]

May 26, 2017 @memphis wrote

R2elk has a good point. Getting saddles for your hens is a good idea. And Holm can give you AI advise!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-18509771

 

[R2elk]

May 28, 2017 @memphis wrote

I'm up in Missouri....but apparently it got REALLY bad in Memphis. My neighbor called. We are among the 150,000 without power. Estimates over a week to get all the power back up. Over 100 trees down in the roads. My house & girls are fine. Glad I'm in Ste. Genevieve. Hope they get our power up in before I need to go home!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-18519172

 

[R2elk]

May 29, 2017 @memphis wrote

Karen, don't worry about the pic. If you really want gross go look at some of Kathy's sinus surgery pics. Or the Poop Page is equally delightful. Good sign she's eating & drinking. Use an antibiotic to quell infection. Let her cuddle in your lap all day.
Word is, still no power in Memphis. I'm heading home tomorrow. Power or not. Uggg

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-18521838

 

[R2elk]

May 31, 2017 @memphis wrote

Stephcraig, I went through that this spring with my two hens. My first reaction was to break it up, but everyone's advise rang in my ears & I let them settle it. They settled it themselves with a few hard feelings, but now all is fine between them. The funny thing, I was in the house when they started fighting. I didn't hear them, they weren't making any noise. However, two of my aussies started whining, making that " something ain't right" noise. Funny how they realized the girls were fighting, or that "something" unusual was happening in the yard. The dogs are really tuned in.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-18531112

 

[R2elk]

May 31, 2017 @memphis wrote

Still no power at my house in Memphis. Got home from Ste. Genevieve last night. Sure is hot & stuffy. Hopefully today it will come on. Meanwhile, Daisy perched on my lawn chair arm just trilling most of the evening. Apparently she took a dust bath in her pen & had little pieces of bedding stuck all over her. I spent a few hours picking junk out of her feathers. Funny how she'll let me do that. She's so easy to deal with. Also dawned on me there aren't any feather combs. I may use some dog grooming tools! One of us needs to invent a comb for feathers.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-18531135

 

[R2elk]

May 31, 2017 @memphis wrote

DwayneNLiz....one of our favorite pastimes is "Guess the Variety"!

Our power is finally on. Whew! Don't mind not having TV. Have a battery radio & NPR is quite entertaining. And I got to catch up on my reading ( John Adams) but man...this heat & humidity just takes it out of me. And Daisy is a happy bird now that her box fan is running!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-18533338

 

[R2elk]

Jun. 3, 2017 @memphis wrote

I could eat my weight in cherries, Feedman! Also mulberries. Nothing better than a slow rain for a newly planted tree. My family had yo do a "tree intervention " with me! Apparently, according to them, I'm addicted to trees. Planted about 20 trees on my property in Ste. Genevieve. All native, all doing well! Sooo many trees, too little space

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-18546014

 

[R2elk]

Jun. 4, 2017 @memphis wrote

Rjohns, sounds like your Nari has it figured out! Better not leave the gator unattended. She may take off with it! Have a friend with a blue slate tom that insists on sitting up front in his golf cart. We think he just likes to go for a ride. He doesn't haul feed in it, just drives it around his property. If that bird sees him in it he runs after it till he stops & he hops in & off they go. Turkeys are so amusing!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-18549925

 

[R2elk]

Jun. 4, 2017 @memphis wrote

Daisy was grazing in the back of the property. I came out of the house & she flew straight toward me, about 60 feet and about 4-5 feet off the ground. It was just cool looking. Wish I had my camera.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-18549941

 

[R2elk]

Jun. 4, 2017 @memphis wrote

Huh...so she joined the "wild side"! And has babies. Cool!
Daisy flew right at me at eye level. So I got a great chance to see her in flight. She likes to fly. But its usually chasing me while I'm mowing. For some reason.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-18550163