Turkeys For 2013

[Deedee]

Well my lil' 2 week old poult has now officially flown the broader, cant keep her lil' rear in...

Still way to lil' to go outside so now tomorrow I'll be outside to find something to make to put over the top of it.

But it's so funny... now when we walk in the bathroom, It's wall to wall newspaper and old towels!!

Also she ate a couple of junebugs, should I worry? they were kinda big. But she loved them!!

Thank again!!

 

[joshm97]

I candled my eggs and I can see a big black blob ( I'm assuming is the yolk) also there are little redish lines inside of it too. Is that the good spider web stuff or is that bad?

The spider webs are veins forming as the embryo grows and is a good thing!!!
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Well that's what I'm wondering... I'm not sure if its the spidery looking veins. I don't see any blue ones. I will post a picture tonight of some of the more clearer ones. As much as I don't want to touch the eggs I would like to figure out if they are little turkeys or just duds. I hope I get some poults... Thanks for the help

 

[joshm97]

Well my lil' 2 week old poult has now officially flown the broader, cant keep her lil' rear in...

Still way to lil' to go outside so now tomorrow I'll be outside to find something to make to put over the top of it.

But it's so funny... now when we walk in the bathroom, It's wall to wall newspaper and old towels!!

Also she ate a couple of junebugs, should I worry? they were kinda big. But she loved them!!

Thank again!!

I had a couple turkey poults last year at about the same age as you birds. They didn't eat any June bugs (as they were not exposed) my bird
Just ate toads and frogs that were about as big as there heads!! They used to eat them in one bite!!!

 

[Deedee]

I had a couple turkey poults last year at about the same age as you birds. They didn't eat any June bugs (as they were not exposed) my bird
Just ate toads and frogs that were about as big as there heads!! They used to eat them in one bite!!!

Oh my gosh!! The junebugs here are monsters this year and fly in as soon as you open the door.

Yep gulp down in one bite!!

 

[ButchGood]

After a disappointing experience with some mail order Red Bourbon hatching eggs (all infertile) I found 6 poults on Craigslist and bought them all.

 

[ButchGood]

I had a couple turkey poults last year at about the same age as you birds. They didn't eat any June bugs (as they were not exposed) my bird
Just ate toads and frogs that were about as big as there heads!! They used to eat them in one bite!!!

I had 4 BBB last year. I had a kids wading pool set up in the back yard. This pool would collect tons of June bugs. As soon as I would let them out of the coop at first light they would race each other to the pool and gobble down the bugs as fast as they could. Very entertaining birds. Here's some pics as they were enjoying the pool because it was so hot last summer.

 

[joshm97]

When will I here peeps....

 

[kuntrygirl]

After a disappointing experience with some mail order Red Bourbon hatching eggs (all infertile) I found 6 poults on Craigslist and bought them all.

Sorry about the infertile eggs but Congrats on the poults!!!

 

[r4eboxer]

I had a poult hatch today that has no feathering on it's head or neck, will it grow feathers in? I don't have a photo because it's still in the incubator but I'll try to get one soon.

 

[redneck farmer]

I had 4 BBB last year. I had a kids wading pool set up in the back yard. This pool would collect tons of June bugs. As soon as I would let them out of the coop at first light they would race each other to the pool and gobble down the bugs as fast as they could. Very entertaining birds. Here's some pics as they were enjoying the pool because it was so hot last summer.

I have a young poult an I live in FL will I need to do that when it gets older in the summer ( when I say need I mean both NEED an if it would be nice to let it do that)