turkens? are they nice?

[faykokoWV]

so this little cutie came in the mail today. Not a breed I would have picked (a little weird looking) but it was a surprise special.

Anyway, what are turkens like? Are they mean, friendly, shy, smart, stupid.....? Do they lay well?

Is it normal for their crop to be so visible (after she ate, I thought she'd developed some weird tumor, then figured it out)

 

[faykokoWV]

Ok, now that its the middle of the day... does anyone out there have turkens and what can you tell me about them?

 

[spydertoys]

I have some..they are very friendly and VERY curious.

 

[faykokoWV]

so is it normal for their crops to be so visible? It's kinda freaking me out? It does seem to get bigger and smaller, so i guess its working ok

 

[spydertoys]

Yup..it's normal..cool isn't it..lol!!!

 

[wohneli]

Seeing their crop is normal.
They are very hardy and funny to watch.
One warning - when mine were small enough to stick their heads out of the chicken wire they would occasionally get a little scratch on the exposed part of their neck. A little antibiotic ointment and a day of separation for healing and all was fine.

 

[jmhappycowboy]

Turkens are one of my all time favorite breeds, they are smart my dealings with them is that mine have all been extremely gentle, excellent layers, great broodies and mothers.. And the visible crop is normal.

 

[faykokoWV]

so do I have to worry about her neck getting sunburned when she goes outside?

 

[luvmychicknkids]

Oh I

Turkens!!!! They are sweet, smart, funny, adorable, perfect.......Did I mention I

them!!! LOL I have 3 and they are such wonderful birds. Mine are not quite laying age yet (2 are actually right there and I expect it any day). Mine are HUGE, too.

Trust me, her looks will grow on you!!! I used to kinda think they were ugly....now I can't manage to find the ugly no matter how hard I look!!!!

 

[jmhappycowboy]

No you don't have to worry about her getting sunburned when she goes outside, mine stay outside when they want and while they may get and stay really really red they are always fine. And as another poster said mine are really big birds, you can go to the following link to see some of my Blue Turkens.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=121527