Tribute to @memphis and her Lapper turkeys

[R2elk]

Dec. 28, 2018 @memphis wrote

Whoops...forget the pic...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-20793874

 

[R2elk]

Dec. 30, 2018 @memphis wrote

Alicia, Aurora...I'm in the middle of the winter doldrums....so bug eyed baby pictures will be a welcome diversion!! So post those baby pictures!

Daisy snuck into the kitchen yesterday. Was taking the trash out. Girls were standing around on the porch. Didn't notice her sliding by me into the house. Came back in & there she was....hanging out in the kitchen wanting me to scramble her some eggs & make coffee. Poor Annie was on the porch calling her. She didn't care. I did get the stink eye when I escorted her back outside. She spent the best part of the day on the porch rail giving me the evil eye through the window.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-20799343

 

[R2elk]

Dec. 30, 2018 @memphis wrote

Just spent 20 minutes kicking a soccer ball around the yard for the turkeys. Hoping my neighbors weren't around. They were so funny I just laughed the whole time like an idiot. Turkeys are just too much fun. I can sure waste a lot of time hanging around with them! Oh well.....guess there's worst ways to waste a little time!!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-20800031

 

[R2elk]

Dec. 30, 2018 @memphis wrote

Cindy....one thing is to just hang out with them. Let them get used to you being around. I never tried picking them up or petting them. They eventually decided to hang out on the arm of my chair. I petted them when they approached me. Wasn't too long till they decided my lap is a great spot for a nap. They decided following me around while gardening was great fun. That led to our walks in the neighborhood. I started using their names and sort of like training a dog they got a treat, some BOSS. when they responded to their names. Now they will come when I call them. They also respond to certain other words. "Let's go".... they come running. It's either coop time or walk time. But they seem to know something is up. When I ask them "What are you doing"... they usually trill back to me. I think it's a matter of consistency and using simple words.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-20802126

 

[R2elk]

Dec. 30, 2018 @memphis wrote

As far as the poults....just sit out there with them. Let them make the first moves. They are so nosy they'll be all over you like cheap feathers suits.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-20802142

 

[R2elk]

Dec. 31, 2018 @memphis wrote

My two goofy hens adopted a couple of Speckled Sussex chicks last year. The chicken hens wanted nothing to do with them. The turkey hens followed them them everywhere. I had them in their own pen trying to get the rest of the flock used to seeing them. Those silly turkeys would stand at the pen & stare at them. The SS still hang out with the turkey hens more than the chicken hens. Found Daisy all spread out sunbathing a few days ago with a SS sprawled out on either side of her. I like R2elks method of introducing poults. Simply see if the hen will adopt them. Make good sense to me.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-20803154

 

[R2elk]

Dec. 31, 2018 @memphis wrote

Geez...its 70 down here. Storms inbound. Weird weather. Even for here. Hope it doesn't get too bad.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-20803613

 

[R2elk]

Dec. 31, 2018 @memphis wrote

Of course 6 degrees would kill most of us down here! So unprepared for weather that cold! I will say...with all the rain we've gotten, I'm thankful its stayed above freezing. We usually get ice. And that's just horrible. I'll take my chances with the storms!!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-20803644

 

[R2elk]

Dec. 31, 2018 @memphis wrote

Aurora...I've been sneezing all morning. Doing the same...relaxing & drinking coffee. Hound is staring at me....wanting to do something . But being a hound...he'll curl up & go back to sleep! He's getting big. Starting to mature at a year & a half.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-20803670

 

[R2elk]

Dec. 31, 2018 @memphis wrote

Hey....don't forget about the poop test to determine sex! Kathy...@casportpony (who is our resident Poop Inspector General) particularly likes this method. LOL!

Polarberry....desperately need baby pictures!

Cindy...my hens can hop a 6 foot fence with barely a wing flap. I wouldn't clip wings.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-20806248