Turkeys For 2013

[Chaneys Ranch]

JCHNY2000

Thanks I call it the Fowl Spa the only thing is when they get some of there feathers in and a little size they tend to fly the coop so to speak.
At some time in there growth they will test there little wings and jumping skills and ether perch on the side of the tub and

POO on it or miss the side of the tube and stand on the floor and peep so lowed that you have to go in and put there fuzzy butts back in the tub with the rest of the Fuzzy Butts and two to three hours latter it starts all over

This works for about 2 to 3 weeks of age depending on there growth before they start jumping out of the tub but it works well,
I put card board on the bottom of the tub and then a good layer of pine chips and then there water and feed.
On the water spout I clamp the heat lamp I also cover half of the tub with card board I think it makes them feel more secure or hidden I tried covering most of the tub but there was to much heat build up.
I just had a thought if a person had a old window screen that they could lay on top of the tub that might allow a person to keep them a little longer in the tub with out having escapee's.

Celie I have stolen your Name for Young Fowl being FUZZY BUTTS

Good luck.

thank you

 

[chickadoodles]

Snood looks longer than any on my h ens.

Thank you Arielle! I appreciate your help very much!

 

[chickadoodles]

Can anyone please tell me if only toms strutt? I am trying to figure out if my one of my Narri's that was strutting last night is a hen or a tom. or if anyone can tell me a way to tell which is a hen or a tom. Thanks

 

[Arielle]

Can anyone please tell me if only toms strutt? I am trying to figure out if my one of my Narri's that was strutting last night is a hen or a tom. or if anyone can tell me a way to tell which is a hen or a tom. Thanks

I have read of others reporting a hen strutting . . . I have wondered about one of mine that I thought was a hen strutting but didn't mark the bird so I could track it for further observation. I just remember thinking, "oh, girls can strut". But again I did not follow that bird to verify gender for sure. NOw I wish I had!!

 

[chickadoodles]

I have read of others reporting a hen strutting . . . I have wondered about one of mine that I thought was a hen strutting but didn't mark the bird so I could track it for further observation. I just remember thinking, "oh, girls can strut". But again I did not follow that bird to verify gender for sure. NOw I wish I had!!

Thanks Arielle.
Is there a way to tell the difference between a hen or a tom at two months old?

 

[kuntrygirl]

My hens strut like the toms, so yes it's true.

 

[Sally8]

Flocking birds tend to want "friends" -- I sell pairs from the same pen, never from different pens. Tough decision.

The people who bought Chuck are coming back to get Rosie, today. (She walked around, chirping more than usual. Yesterday, she disappeared for several hours. I think she has a next of eggs somewhere. I'd let her sit on it but it is in an unprotected area. Last night the coyotes were running very close to our house. I'm afraid they'd her, for sure.

Can anyone please tell me if only toms strutt? I am trying to figure out if my one of my Narri's that was strutting last night is a hen or a tom. or if anyone can tell me a way to tell which is a hen or a tom. Thanks

Rosie would feather all out and with a fan tail, like Chuck but didn't prance around like him. It usually happened after mating.

 

[chicken pickin]

Is there something physical about this turkey that makes you say it was a tom? My Bronze strutted at a very early age but this year's poults don't show off for me as much and I know that at least 4 are tom's. Thanks, sue

His head and neck are bald and its snood is quite long also his dewlap is quite large.

A hen would have some fuzz on her neck and head still and the hens snood usually is very short. Also when looking at snoods the males snood will be wider at the base and get skinnier toward the end he can also make his snood grow longer and shorter. A hen has a short snood with it being the same width from base to tip and it does not elongate the way a toms can. Oh and caruncles, the males will be very large and bumpy the hens not so much and also the Toms dewlap is very and larger and hang where a hens is not. I hope this all makes sense.

 

[chickadoodles]

The people who bought Chuck are coming back to get Rosie, today. (She walked around, chirping more than usual. Yesterday, she disappeared for several hours. I think she has a next of eggs somewhere. I'd let her sit on it but it is in an unprotected area. Last night the coyotes were running very close to our house. I'm afraid they'd her, for sure.
Rosie would feather all out and with a fan tail, like Chuck but didn't prance around like him. It usually happened after mating.

Thank you Sally!

His head and neck are bald and its snood is quite long also his dewlap is quite large.

A hen would have some fuzz on her neck and head still and the hens snood usually is very short. Also when looking at snoods the males snood will be wider at the base and get skinnier toward the end he can also make his snood grow longer and shorter. A hen has a short snood with it being the same width from base to tip and it does not elongate the way a toms can. Oh and caruncles, the males will be very large and bumpy the hens not so much and also the Toms dewlap is very and larger and hang where a hens is not. I hope this all makes sense.

Thank you chicken pickin! I have been trying to figure out how to tell them apart! I appreciate your sharing this info so much!

The people who bought Chuck are coming back to get Rosie, today. (She walked around, chirping more than usual. Yesterday, she disappeared for several hours. I think she has a next of eggs somewhere. I'd let her sit on it but it is in an unprotected area. Last night the coyotes were running very close to our house. I'm afraid they'd her, for sure.
Rosie would feather all out and with a fan tail, like Chuck but didn't prance around like him. It usually happened after mating.

My hens strut like the toms, so yes it's true.

Thank you kuntrygirl!

 

[PeepsCA]

Quote: I don't know about when they are young, but this Hen of mine, about 8-9 months old was definitely struttin' her stuff, lol.
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