Turkeys For 2013

[kuntrygirl]

Thanks for the experiment kuntrygirl!  This will work wonders in helping me avoid a staggered hatch- well that and the upgrade from 4 hens to god knows how many i have now. 12?

This makes me happy! e

Are you planning on vaccinating this bunch for fowl pox? I am curious as to how that works out.

You are very welcome. 12 hens??????????????

You're right about the staggered hatch. I have had several staggered hatches and I hated it !!!! Now, I know that I can refrigerate them and set all of the eggs at one time.

You betcha about the fowl pox. I'm glad you mentioned that. I had a TERRIBLE problem with both the dry and wet pox. It was NOT a good time for me or some of them. I highly suggest the vaccine to everyone.


Here is a BYC link about avian pox for chickens.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/avian-pox-how-to-treat-your-chickens-for-avian-pox

Here are a few other links.
http://www.drugs.com/vet/poxine.html

turkeys. Poults are vaccinated with the 'M' strain vaccine at day-old and seven to eight weeks. It is applied by the 'stab' method in the upper thigh rather than the wing. This prevents the transfer of pox to the head.

 

[kuntrygirl]

Vaccines

http://www.jefferspet.com/product.asp?pn=f7-je&cn=3501&camid=liv


http://www.jefferspet.com/product.asp?pn=f7-j3&cn=3501&camid=liv

 

[Treebird]

Ive got some extra red slate breeder jakes for sale if any one is interested. They were August 2012 hatch and all them look great!! They are offshoots of my Lilac breeding. I'm asking $50 for the bird plus shipping and box expense. Here are some pictures.

 

[Arielle]

Sorry I got left behind about New years, just catching up.


We have tons of wild turkeys here in my area-- because we abut a preserve of sorts. THe number of wild turkeys that visits varies. Years ago a group , mob, regularly cruised thru every 4 days like clock work. I think they had a route they followed. THis also means they had a VERY big territory to forage over.

IMHO, foraging may have to mean eating planted grasses and shrubs, etc, nattive or planted on a farm. Wild hens stop in to visit and stay a while, then move on.

Porters turkeys-- I bought 30 poults last summer and I have been pleased so far. Not all breeds of anything are APA recognized. IT is a long process and as not many people are interested in turkeys, except US, I suspect not much interest in getting these new birds recognized. I have auburns which are supposed to be an old breed but never APA approved; the buffs were extinct was my understanding, and a few lines have been re-created. (THis is my current understanding, however other folks are much more knowledgable about this than I, so do you homework on that fact. ) Sweetgrass is new bird, a sport out of bronze flock, and are very pretty ( I have a few of those too.) Sand HIll has these also.

 

[TamTurkey]

Ok I have officially gone crazy I just cooked a meal for my Turkeys Lord help me.

 

[kuntrygirl]

Ok I have officially gone crazy I just cooked a meal for my Turkeys Lord help me.

I think that was a typo. What you really meant was that you cooked a turkey for a meal right?

I'm curious. What did you cook for them? Lucky turkeys.

 

[kuntrygirl]

Ok, here is the update on the refrigerated eggs.

ALL OF THEM HATCHED !!!!!!!!! When I got home, the one that was trying to get out was not out, so I helped him out and put him back in the incubator to dry off. I was getting nervous and decided to gently open the other eggs. Because the eggs were refrigerated, I was thinking that maybe they were too weak to break out and they were dieing in the eggs, so this is why I helped them out. WRONG DECISION!!!! I cracked them open and they were still moving around but I could tell that they needed another day or two before they were ready. I will usually leave eggs in even if they are late hatching (just in case) but I didn't do it this time and I should have. It was a mess. Some of the eggs were bleeding a bit and I just knew that I had killed them. So, in an fast attempt to save them, I cut out a few pieces of a towel and wet it with warm water and wrapped the piece of towel around them and placed them back in the incubator. I added more water in the trays to bump up the humidity. I took out the new baby and put him with the others and let him dry in the brooder. I was constantly checking the eggs with no signs of anything. I accepted the fact that I messed up and they died. I cried and layed the guilt trip on me for being STUPID and jumping the gun.

Well, lo and behold, I woke up the next morning and 1 of them had hatched. e Throughout the day the rest of them hatched. So, I had a perfect hatch of 10 poults. The 6 refrigerated turkey eggs all hatched perfect with no problems. There are no beak issues, no leg issues, no toe issues as of now.

Here is a pic of 6 of them. 4 from the freshly picked turkey egg group and 2 from the refrigerated egg group of 6.

 

[Treebird]

That is great news! Hopefully my Lemon Cuckoo Orpingtons will pip an another two weeks. They were shipped from PA to Iowa in cold weather transit for 4 days.

There's still a chance!

 

[kuntrygirl]

That is great news! Hopefully my Lemon Cuckoo Orpingtons will pip an another two weeks. They were shipped from PA to Iowa in cold weather transit for 4 days. e There's still a chance!

Sending good vibes your way on your shipped eggs.

 

[Treebird]

Thanks, I will keep posted.