Tribute to @memphis and her Lapper turkeys

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Jun. 11, 2017 @memphis wrote

I have a violet explosion in my chicken/turkey/dog yard. It's a big yard, 200 feet deep, shaded by pecan trees. They annoy me so I wander around digging them out. Had the help of the whole flock. Sure have to watch out for toes & beaks. I have to admit its nice to have their company! Chickens are softly murmuring, turkeys want to see every weed I dig. I guess they think I'm foraging.

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Jun. 11, 2017 @memphis wrote

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Annie "helping" in the garden yesterday!

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Jun. 13, 2017 @memphis wrote

Aww...Big Bird...so cute! Daisy nods off when you pet the top of her head. Annie loves the back of her neck petted. They are as bad as my dogs...
Had the girls out front grazing before bed last night. Wasn't going to stay out long. It was so hot & uncomfortably humid. Gal down the street walked up with a friend of hers and the friends two daughters. They wanted to meet the turkeys. Daisy immediately went up to the 9 year old. Kid fell in love. She sat down next to Daisy and for 20 minutes Daisy let this little girl pet her. She would lift a wing & look under it. She spread a wing out to see the feathers. Petted her snood & waddle. You name it. All very gently. Daisy was very patient. So cute to see that kid asking about the different turkey parts. She thought her ear muffs were "cool". The mom & older daughter wouldn't touch her. Daisy seriously loves kids. She will seek out the kids in any group. Such a funny bird. Meanwhile I almost had heat stroke.

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Jun. 13, 2017 @memphis wrote

Yes Dwayne&Liz...more than one kid decided they want turkeys after meeting Daisy. Last night the mom told her to put on her Christmas list. Then winked at me. Poor kid.
Turkeys can bond strongly with humans. You have to put the time in with them. On an average I spend at least an hour each evening with them. Sometimes just sitting & catching up on email or snail mail. Or working around the yard. In which case they just trudge along behind me. Weekends I'm outside quite a bit. They are hanging out with me most of the time. They have come to expect an evening stroll prior to their bedtime. I put the chickens up and the turkeys & I take a walk. They mostly graze the whole time. They will actually go to the gate and wait for me to let them out into the drive way. If I sidetrack into the house they start grumbling.

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