Tribute to @memphis and her Lapper turkeys

[R2elk]

Dec. 13, 2018 @memphis wrote

Oh....still no eggs. Maybe they are planning a Christmas surprise for me....

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[R2elk]

Dec. 13, 2018 @memphis wrote

Out early with the dogs. Barred owls really chatting it up this morning.

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[R2elk]

Dec. 13, 2018 @memphis wrote

Aurora....when are you changing out the girls saddles to little Mrs. Claus saddles. I can see them in fuzzy white trimmed red velvet!! I need to order some holiday specific saddles one day!! Daisy still wants a lavender tulle tutu. It would be cute to wear at all these kids birthday parties. She still gets requests to attend the kids parties. We usually go for a few minutes. Just need to keep her away from the food table.

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[R2elk]

Dec. 13, 2018 @memphis wrote

You know....now that I think about it...she gets invited to more parties that I do. Gee...that's kind of sad!

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[R2elk]

Dec. 14, 2018 @memphis wrote

Alicia...you go girl!!
Aurora....the girls would stun in Christmas outfits! And the boys! I can see it now!!
Found Daisy playing Beyonce's " All the Single Ladies" on her IPod yesterday. She may be trying to tell me something .

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[R2elk]

Dec. 14, 2018 @memphis wrote

They are cute together! Hope all goes well. How long will you keep them separated? Long enough to collect hatching eggs?

Anybody else pairing up their birds?

Still waiting for my Christmas miracle of an egg. At this point I'm open to Turkey or chicken eggs. SLACKERS!

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[R2elk]

Dec. 15, 2018 @memphis wrote

More rain today. The girls have muddy wet little feet. They are demanding pedicures.

Still no eggs. But have noticed Annie is becoming more vocal. She's a talker. She's been walking up to me & chatting away the last few days. I'm looking under any rock for a sign of forth coming eggs.

I noticed the Christmas in the Coop contest. Aurora...maybe next year we design those little Mr. & Mrs. Claus outfits & get pics of them on their roosts! Or maybe one big Santa tom & a bunch of reindeer. Not sure even Daisy would wear antlers. Much less a red reindeer nose on her beak.

Anybody supplement during the winter? Any special treats? Anything to help them through the cold? Mine have access to winter weeds. I don't worry about them as much in the winter as I do in the summer. But some of you are living in pretty harsh conditions. Although my girls seem to prefer this weather much more than our summers.

Daisy was pretty funny yesterday. Young couple with a stroller...silly bird started hopping, flapping & dancing around. They actually crossed the street. Cant blame them. Annie was yelling at them & Daisy was acting like a nutcase.

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[R2elk]

Dec. 15, 2018 @memphis wrote

Ah yes.... the Russian Olives! I don't make any significant changes. In the summer they get cool berries & watermelon. Everyone gets a few quick beak fulls of BOSS when they go to bed.

Aurora....my ideal would be to dress Daisy as a reindeer & get a pic of her flying!

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[R2elk]

Dec. 18, 2018 @memphis wrote

Sun!! Yippee!

Everyone disappear into the holiday vortex? Been pretty quiet here.

Ralph...how are you feeling?

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[R2elk]

Dec. 20, 2018 @memphis wrote

Hopefully Lil will lay soon! Mine just laugh at me when I ask them about laying. Anybody think they would lay quicker if I had a tom? You know....a little incentive?

Not real warm here, 50. Rained all day yesterday and is overcast & misty. It just gets in your bones!! Blah. If it quits I hope to take the girls for a stroll.

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