Turkey Talk for 2014

[DaisyMeadow]

Happy mother's day! Look what I found this weekend...

 

[Momhunter]

WOW!  You must be very organized.  And you must love what you do.

I try to be organized but don't ways accomplish it. I get my kids involved as much as possible. They are 12 & 14.

 

[sonderah]

Loving Momma's warm wing!

 

[DaisyMeadow]

Loving Momma's warm wing!

Oh, so cute!

 

[Arielle]

I love Narri. Sadly I rehomed my beautiful tom to someone who thought he could tame the beast. 3 yes old about 50lbs of pure devil.

Oh my . . my boys are very docile to us, a little rough on the other toms.

I took the hobbles off my poult yesterday, day 4. No improvement. In fact, his hocks (elbows?) look swollen and I think he's getting bed sores on them. I don't want him to suffer. He seems happy enough right now, but the 2 in with him are not happy at all. They hate the plastic bin brooder. They aren't eating as well as they were and they spend a lot of time pacing, pecking the side of the bin and calling to the others in the big brooder. I'm thinking maybe I should cull him, which sucks after 5 days of hand feeding and getting attached. But his hocks have a yellow cast to them. Makes me think infection. What do you think?

WHat every you dicide it's ok-- I culled a number of my poults because they were not right due to incubating issues--- always difficult but the right thing to do for me and them.

My lone poult from CDM hatch is a lavender. Think I shall keep it for a breeder regardless of gender.

Lav !!

 

[Arielle]

Happy mother's day! Look what I found this weekend...

What a good momma!!

Loving Momma's warm wing!

Too cute!!

 

[gevshiba]

My first poult from the BR hen I bought in March.

 

[insanity]

Yesterday I got 2 burban red poults. I was concerned about raising them but my broody bantam frizzle cochin hen took them in with her 6 chicks. Its kinda an odd family but cute.

 

[chickadoodles]

Congrats on all the new poults love all the cute pics! Congrats Insanity that is great!

 

[SilkieSensation]

I love Narri. Sadly I rehomed my beautiful tom to someone who thought he could tame the beast. 3 yes old about 50lbs of pure devil.

Oh my . .  my boys are very docile to us, a little rough on the other toms. 

 
I took the hobbles off my poult yesterday, day 4.  No improvement.  In fact, his hocks (elbows?) look swollen and I think he's getting bed sores on them.  I don't want him to suffer.  He seems happy enough right now, but the 2 in with him are not happy at all.  They hate the plastic bin brooder.  They aren't eating as well as they were and they spend a lot of time pacing, pecking the side of the bin and calling to the others in the big brooder.  I'm thinking maybe I should cull him, which sucks after 5 days of hand feeding and getting attached.  But his hocks have a yellow cast to them.  Makes me think infection.  What do you think?

WHat every you dicide it's ok-- I culled a number of my poults because they were not right due to incubating issues--- always difficult but the right thing to do for me and them.

My lone poult from CDM hatch is a lavender. Think I shall keep it for a breeder regardless of gender.

Lav !!

I hatched 1 in my first batch & 2 in my second batch & sold all of those before they hit 48 hours old...so this 1 is mine...lol