Tribute to @memphis and her Lapper turkeys

[R2elk]

Dec. 12, 2019 @memphis wrote

AND by the way....my coonie is totally secure in his houndness not to mind a goofy hat or bow tie. LOL!!
Ralphie...this hound has really surprised me. He's unexpectedly good in the house. An extreme cuddler. Laid back & easy. Yet turns onto a ruthless hunter as need be. He doesn't say much unless he's on a tree or wants to tell me something. No alarm barking. If he does let loose in the house it will peel paint. Yet I love the sound of his voice! Due to their sweet & charming nature...I'm betting Judy would fall in love with one!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-22015258

 

[R2elk]

Dec. 12, 2019 @memphis wrote

Not all hounds are loose flued. Walkers are not droolers. Some are...I avoided that!!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-22015497

 

[R2elk]

Dec. 12, 2019 @memphis wrote

Standing at the kitchen sink & Iris flew by. She was pretty high off the ground. No clue as to what prompted her. She didn't fly out of the yard. Guess she just decided to go airborne. Gotta love a teenage turkey hen. I do love seeing them fly. Iris is still a skinny little squirt....so she's built nicely to fly! Daisy still does her down & back morning flights. Marigold is built like a hoss...but she can fly if she wants. Blossom doesn't fly much. Funny how they are so different. They seriously do have individual personalities.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-22016211

 

[R2elk]

Dec. 12, 2019 @memphis wrote

Tactical error. Tossed a few little pieces from my salmon dinner in the coonhound's bowl. Now he's baying at me....trying to get me to give him more. Sigh....

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-22016215

 

[R2elk]

Dec. 12, 2019 @memphis wrote

Those bloodhounds are real droolers. I ran in the ring with a mastiff for a friend who had another one in the winners ring. She handed me a towel with instructions to wipe his mouth if he drools. Judge comes up, goes over the dog, asks me to move him and dam if he didn't shake his head & drool flew into my mouth. I almost lost my lunch. I barely made it around the ring. Blah!!!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-22016326

 

[R2elk]

Dec. 12, 2019 @memphis wrote

Got my silly girls to bed. They weren't ready & wanted to visit. Twerps. Had to pick up Blossom to get her in the pen. Fred...she's so sweet! Stood there petting her snood & she just hung in my arms with her eyes closed.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-22016339

 

[R2elk]

Dec. 13, 2019 @memphis wrote

She looks so sweet and innocent! How tall is that fence? Mine can hop about 4 foot in the air with no effort.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-22017389

 

[R2elk]

Dec. 13, 2019 @memphis wrote

Man...Blossom is so funny! After getting her snood rubbed last night....this morning she stood in front of me giving me side eye. Reached down & petted her head....and yep....she just stood there with her eyes closed. Rest of the girls bolted to go flap & twirl. I find it so interesting how my hens love some attention! They are almost as bad as my dogs wanting belly rubs!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-22017425

 

[R2elk]

Dec. 13, 2019 @memphis wrote

Yep....my turkeys can hop 6-7 feet. Now that I think of it....so can the coonhound.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-22018516

 

[R2elk]

Dec. 13, 2019 @memphis wrote

My girls are doing pretty well with staying in the yard. They have a lot of space & things to investigate!!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-century-of-turkey-talk-2000-2100.966414/post-22019081