Turkey Talk for 2014

[Susiederkins]

I am looking to add turkeys to my funky flock. Does anyone sell eggs for hatching?

 

[uphilljill]

Silkie: Too early to tell, but I hope so! Will let you know.

 

[Arielle]

About turkeys and plants, I've just been given 8 bourbon reds, which I've placed in the fenced orchard. While I'm not worried about the mature fruit trees, should I worry about them eating the blueberries, strawberries, rhubarb, and grapes? (None of which are anywhere close to fruiting right now) Thanks!

Rhubarb leaves are poisonous to humans-- and to most animals too is my understanding.

My birds cannot reach my high bursh blueberries but the wild birds stealmost of the berries. I would keep an eye on them and see what they like-- mine seem to eat just pellets and grass.

Quote: X2 love the rich orange tones.

 

[Arielle]

I am looking to add turkeys to my funky flock. Does anyone sell eggs for hatching?

Planning to sell eggs . . when they are laying. . . . too early here.

 

[K Epp]

That's a great idea for the tomatoes. Gonna have to try that this year. I don't mind sharing a few, but they apparently don't feel the same way. Pigs.

I wrapped the regular tomatoes cage from the ground up with the wire. I also planted them I barrels and that got them up off the ground. I made cages out of stakes and chicken wire to go around plants I wanted too keep. I just figured if it is used to keep the chickens in I should be able to rig it to keep them out.

 

[SilkieSensation]

Silkie: Too early to tell, but I hope so! Will let you know.

Cool! I have a friend wanting some too. Will let her know once you have eggs.

I am looking to add turkeys to my funky flock. Does anyone sell eggs for hatching?

I will have slates & palms once mine start laying.

 

[chknoodles]

I am looking to add turkeys to my funky flock. Does anyone sell eggs for hatching?

I will have Full Blooded Heritage Bronze, 3/4 Heritage Bronze with 1/4 Wild and Full Blooded Rio Grande...when they start laying. Hopefully within the next month or two!!

 

[SilkieSensation]

 
I am looking to add turkeys to my funky flock. Does anyone sell eggs for hatching?

I will have Full Blooded Heritage Bronze, 3/4 Heritage Bronze with 1/4 Wild and Full Blooded Rio Grande...when they start laying.  Hopefully within the next month or two!!

Had to look up Rio Grandes. They are pretty! If I read right, they would be between midget white & royal palm on weight but are a good bit taller than either due to much longer legs. Does that sound right?

 

[Sydney Acres]

Quote: Eat just pellets and grass?? My birds will destroy a garden in moments! Strawberries, grapes, peppers (the hotter the better), tomatoes, blueberries, peaches, raspberries, kiwis, rose petals, cherries, plums, pears, dogwood fruit, whatever they can fit in their mouths or puncture with their beaks. They usually leave the green things alone (green beans, peas, brussell sprouts, etc), although I have seen some shredded collards and broccoli. As soon as they could fly I found them on top of a huge blackberry hedge beside the woods scarfing up berries until they looked like they were going to explode -- they were pooping purple into the next day. I love that they will eat anything, but am also glad that I have an 8 foot high deer fence around my garden and orchard (which only works because their wings are now clipped)! As soon as the garden is harvested, I take them out to clean up anything I missed. They get under every tree to clean up the fallen fruit, strip every berry bush, every grape vine, pick up every tiny tomato or pepper or anything else I missed. And they eat all the insects and grubs, so there are less pests the next year. It's a win-win.

 

[K Epp]

Oh yeah, forgot mine ate all the blooms off the day lillies. Got to get a fence around those too.