retired breeder
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
- For the last three years, I've helped Smalls get up on the roost at night, and off the roost in the morning. Smallie waits for me.. like a kid waiting to be helped in and out of a crib. At seven years old, he's no longer head breeder here at North44°, but he's earned a place in my heart and I care for him daily as a pet.. and.. as a friend, really. Here he is with his first love, Copper. She is also elderly and having mothered 2 clutches of poults per season for the last seven years, she's also earned her right to live here in comfort until she's called home 🌈. Have you ever seen a beard on a turkey hen? Many of our hens have beards, but hers is particularly epic!
Love turkeys. Getting more this spring! ❤🦃❤
You better be! 😉
G"morning, Punk! Good morning 🌞 ladies 😚
Good night, down undah! ❤️
They are so precious
They earned it 😊
Birds. Birds. Birds.
ALL the birds 🦃 !
They are gorgeous
😊 they certainly earned their retirement
Bahahaha her beard is so goofy 🤪🥰🦃
😆 my bearded lady
Awe!! My Tom gets so embarrassed when I help him 😂😂
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Those chickens get big up there in that climate.
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How old are they?
Smalls and Copper are both seven years old ❤️
She still Laying, eggs till now?
Punk and many viewers here are experienced with turkeys. I want some, but i have yet to pull that trigger. I tried once to get royal palms(all the feed store could order at the time), but my local feed store couldn't even get them. I'm glad. Wasn't ready. What kind of housing/fencing would you set up for some bourbon reds if you were starting from scratch? I kind of want them mobil on our small acreage, but i dont want them to take off to the woods and make coyote dinner.
Yeah, they are wild and take quite a bit of effort to coop train. I still knock turkeys off the roof almost every night. You can definitely start with mobile/tractor style (with roosts as high as you can get them), then make a run for them as they grow and need more space. Once they get older, they actually prefer not to fly, so they do somewhat respect the fences (except at night when their instinct to roost up high takes over). Though I can usually intercept them and walk them into the coop if I time it right. They don't really wander too far though. If you get em while they're little, they'll imprint on you and not want to leave home.
Hi .. how old are 2 turkeys?
7 !