Turkey Talk for 2014

[JWEBB]

I want eggs for sex-linked and I want them to hatch next week!!!
I do fine waiting, provided everything happens when I want it to.

Seriously! I'm with you! how am I supposed to wait till March 20th for this hatch... I hope something hatches... it will just be that much sweeter!

 

[JWEBB]

I seen a lady using a necklace and holding it behind the poults head and somehow sexing them. Anyone ever hear of that? She told her friend shes bout 95% accurate. When I went back to ask her how she did it, she was gone.

sounds like she was scrying.

 

[chicken pickin]

Im not sure if it has already been mentioned on this thread but the Cinco de MayoTurkey hatch-Athon is open

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/849366/third-annual-cinco-de-mayo-turkey-hatch-athon-all-poultry-
welcome

Also the Easter hatch a long
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/857062/the-5th-annual-byc-easter-hatch-a-long

 

[TeaChick]

sounds like she was scrying.

What is "scrying"?
I thought it said "crying" at first. lol silly me; I've been looking at my computer screen too long. lol

Seriously! I'm with you! how am I supposed to wait till March 20th for this hatch... I hope something hatches... it will just be that much sweeter!

Yeah!
I'm still waiting for eggs.
My friend is giving some to me. I think we're still waiting for them to start laying, then she's going to collect for two weeks before we start hatching any, so I have a while to wait.
What was that we were saying about waiting?????

 

[K Epp]

I was told if I breed my Narri Tom to Bronze hen the poults would be sex linked. Female/Narri & Male/Red Bronze. Looks like I will have all Red Bronze because the BR tom is dominant. The DH has really thrown a kink into it by replacing g the bronze hen I lost with a Slate Blue. Who knows what I will get with that mix.

 

[uphilljill]

One more, hahaha ...

 

[payner59]

I am new at turkeys and have fallen head over heels with them. I have a trio of white holland and a trio of blue slate. They have been breeding for about a week now. When do they start laying eggs? I can't wait to hatch a few out. ;-)

 

[chickadoodles]

I read I think on Porters website as well as something on Frank Reese's book I believe that only the Narragansett is auto sexting or you can feather sex the poults. But I dont think there are many others that are if I recall right. Amazon has some e-books on turkey that I read and downloaded last year that has alot of turkey info in them. But on my Narragansett's when I did try to feather sex my poult's, I found my last one to be a jenny her wing feathers were just like the chicken feathers for a pullet.

 

[Jmpeters]

I read I think on Porters website as well as something on Frank Reese's book I believe that only the Narragansett is auto sexting or you can feather sex the poults. But I dont think there are many others that are if I recall right. Amazon has some e-books on turkey that I read and downloaded last year that has alot of turkey info in them. But on my Narragansett's when I did try to feather sex my poult's, I found my last one to be a jenny her wing feathers were just like the chicken feathers for a pullet. 

Really? I need to figure out how to do this. Im glad you said something cuz I just figured you couldnt sex any. Ill have some Narragansetts popping out of the bator in less than 2 weeks so ill have to try

 

[chickadoodles]

Really? I need to figure out how to do this. Im glad you said something cuz I just figured you couldnt sex any. Ill have some Narragansetts popping out of the bator in less than 2 weeks so ill have to try

Sounds good. Let me know how it goes.