Turkeys For 2013

[kuntrygirl]

I let 2 hens set their own eggs. None of the eggs were fertile. Now I am breaking up the nest. Will the hens lay again this year or are they done for this year? Both hens and the tom were last year hatches.

They should lay again. When did they start laying? What is the weather like where you are?

 

[kuntrygirl]

Broodies-- I don't have any hens that are broody, but I have given up try to break a chicken broody. You might have enough eggs with out her contribution!!! You bator is FULLLLL. lol

[COLOR=4B0082]Bummer, I guess she's going to stay broody then... until she starts trying to take my arm off when I need to collect my Guinea eggs, lol. Then it's ON. All eggs are MINE, period lol.[/COLOR] [COLOR=4B0082]I had several of her eggs marked in this last hatch (I didn't catch her laying each time tho), and at least 3 of these yellow downed poults came from her eggs... so thats one of the main reasons I want more eggs from her, lol. My 'bator isn't full enough, lol. There's room for 20-30 more Turkey eggs in the Dickey right now, then next week when I pull out next week's batch that'll need to go into lockdown there will be a TON of room! [/COLOR] (And I still have 2 Hovabators that I can drag back out and use if I need to, lol) . [COLOR=4B0082]More eggs more eggs I need more eggs

[/COLOR] [COLOR=4B0082](Spoken like a true hatch-o-holic huh? lol). [/COLOR] [COLOR=4B0082]Here's the 6 little yellow cuties that just hatched in this batch...[/COLOR] And 3 from 2 previous hatches. I'm still miffed why these light colored poults are showing up in the hatches from dark parents, but I'm perfectly fine with it, lol. Just wish I knew what they were, and how they will look when mature/fully feathered out. [COLOR=4B0082]kuntrygirl are your BR girls still laying? If so, you aren't eating those eggs are you??? [/COLOR]

PeepsCA, I remembered this post and took pics this weekend of one of my light colored poults so that you can see how he looks at a young age. This one is about 3 months old. In the past the light ones always turned out to be hens. This year, they tricked me. I have 1 light colored Tom. So, I'm curious as to what he will look like mature and fully feathered out as you mentioned. I think he knows that he is colored different than the others because he struts more and shows off more than the others do. He is soooooooo conceited. He knows when I take the camera out because that's when HIS show begins.

 

[PeepsCA]

kuntry, he's awesomely handsome

You need to box him and a light Hen up and ship them to me right away, lol.

 

[PeepsCA]

Oh and my broody Turkey Hen that I had caged up... laid an egg in her cage yesterday. I guess she's done being broody for now so I let her out (doubt this egg is fertile tho). Her twin sister Hen is starting to spend too much time in the nesting area and is hoarding Guinea eggs now too tho

What is UP with all the dang egg hoarding geeze!

 

[kuntrygirl]

[COLOR=4B0082]kuntry, he's awesomely handsome [/COLOR]

You need to box him and a light Hen up and ship them to me right away, lol.

Thanks. If I could ship them out, you know that I would. It would be interesting to see what color poults the light hen and light tom would produce. May be an experiment I may have to try next year. You may be trying the same experiment if you get a light colored tom and hen.

 

[elsfieldchickens]

PeepsCA, I remembered this post and took pics this weekend of one of my light colored poults so that you can see how he looks at a young age. This one is about 3 months old. In the past the light ones always turned out to be hens. This year, they tricked me. I have 1 light colored Tom. So, I'm curious as to what he will look like mature and fully feathered out as you mentioned.

I think he knows that he is colored different than the others because he struts more and shows off more than the others do. He is soooooooo conceited. He knows when I take the camera out because that's when HIS show begins.

lovely colour

 

[elsfieldchickens]

8 bronze poults just hatched !

 

[chickadoodles]

PeepsCA, I remembered this post and took pics this weekend of one of my light colored poults so that you can see how he looks at a young age. This one is about 3 months old. In the past the light ones always turned out to be hens. This year, they tricked me. I have 1 light colored Tom. So, I'm curious as to what he will look like mature and fully feathered out as you mentioned.

I think he knows that he is colored different than the others because he struts more and shows off more than the others do. He is soooooooo conceited. He knows when I take the camera out because that's when HIS show begins.

He is very HANDSOME!

 

[kuntrygirl]

8 bronze poults just hatched !

CONGRATS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! e

We need pics !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! e

 

[redneck farmer]

CONGRATS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! e

We need pics !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! e

X2!!!!
I love bronze turkeys!!!
Are they standard of bronze breasted