Tribute to @memphis and her Lapper turkeys

[R2elk]

Nov. 23, 2018 @memphis wrote

Turkeys all sound delicious! Congrats on those eggs Aurora. Cant believe the girls are laying!

Friend called...her dog tore out her hens tail feathers. Will they grow back? Or is she doomed to be tailless this season until her next molt?

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-20682091

 

[R2elk]

Nov. 23, 2018 @memphis wrote

She sent me a picture. It's a BR. No tail makes her look just like a football! Thanks R2elk....hopefully poor thing will grow some back. Luckily that's the only injury. Shes a lucky bird.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-20682136

 

[R2elk]

Nov. 24, 2018 @memphis wrote

Going to be 70 here today. Crazy weather. All birds sun bathing.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-20685779

 

[R2elk]

Nov. 24, 2018 @memphis wrote

Hate freezing rain. The worse! Glad you got out Black Friday Aurora! Spent time tidying the coops. Birds enjoying the weather. Got a call from some friends in north Mississippi . Since it's so nice we are going to run the coonhounds tonight. It will be good weather for that too. Not too hot for the dogs, not too cold for me. Going to enjoy while I can. Getting cold later in the week.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-20686275

 

[R2elk]

Nov. 26, 2018 @memphis wrote

I remember you talking about Black Friday shopping with your friend before. What fun! Hope you got some good bargains! It wasn't too crowded or crazy around here. Makes me wonder how many folks are shopping on line instead.
Had a laugh about you, Mister & Lil! Poor guy!

Alicia...are your girls laying consistently now? I know Aurora got a few eggs already. Anybody else getting eggs? I noticed my girls are looking a bit pinker in the waddles but I don't think they are close.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-20691100

 

[R2elk]

Nov. 28, 2018 @memphis wrote

Ralphie....I have no resistance to little kids germs. Admit it....the turkeys following you around supervising makes chores just that more fun! I love messing around in the yard with their help.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-20697847

 

[R2elk]

Nov. 28, 2018 @memphis wrote

Sorry about that Finnie....lost mine a few years ago too. Tough.

Love it Ralphie! Bored turkeys.... you sure have that right!

Going to be in the 70's this weekend. Gardening with the birds is on the agenda! Need to do some trimming that will require a ladder. They LOVE a ladder!!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-20699775

 

[R2elk]

Nov. 29, 2018 @memphis wrote

Polarberry...like the analogy about the teenage girls.
My turkey girls dont pay much attention to the chickens.
Poor little Serama. What was she thinking?

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-20701158

 

[R2elk]

Dec. 1, 2018 @memphis wrote

Daisy can fly over the 6ft fence. Annie never flies. For the most part, they stay put. I've had to go track down Daisy a few times. It helps she comes when I call her. Or at the least she chirps back. They aren't particularly motivated. We do take our walks most days and they stay close. Their favorite thing is helping me putt around the yard.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-20707501

 

[R2elk]

Dec. 1, 2018 @memphis wrote

Yeah....I think my girls are set in their ways.

They are getting red-er & red-er....wondering when I'll see that first egg. They aren't showing any of the usual signs yet.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-20707505