Animals
- Who's Who.... Part 4
It seems that everyone that visits the farm is amazed by our turkeys,Tom and Chuck. These two handsome fellows are Bourbon Reds,a heritage breed of turkey.Originally we had ordered 4 just-hatched turkey poults. Only three lived...Tom, Chuck, and Edith....
- Turkey Troubles
It seems our turkeys are the topic of discussion this week.Yesterday's post told the story of our unsuccessful attempt at hatching turkey eggs.Today's post could end with either a happy or a sad ending also. It seems our female Bourbon Red turkey,...
- The Adventures Of Tom, Chuck, And Edith
Oh, the fun of free-ranging turkeys!Tom, Chuck, and Edith are getting bolder each day...venturing farther and farther from their house. Each afternoon, around 3, I open the door to their yard andallow them to roam the farm for the rest of the evening....
- Herding Turkeys
As if we needed a new task to add to the end of each day....we seem to have acquired one....herding turkeys! We decided over the weekend, that it is time for the turkeys to free range a bit.We have been reluctant to allow them to leave their yardout...
- Still Cute....
But not (I fear) for long!!! Here are my three turkey babies...Four weeks ago I started with four poults.One died on the third day. The remaining three are thriving.They have grown lots of feathers are able to fly up to this ledge about 3 feet...
Animals
In Four Short Months.....
We have gone from this....
to this....
Of the four bourbon red turkey poults that I brought home
at the end of April,
three remain and are thriving nicely.
(One died in infancy.)
As just hatched babies, they were very curious
and extremely friendly.
They remain that way today....
always coming right up to me whenever I enter their yard.
They are docile and very sweet.
And of course they will never be dinner.
It's funny though, when we decided to raise turkeys,
we did it with the notion that we would eventually eat them.
I had my doubts from the beginning....knowing that anything that
we named would never be eaten.
Hubbs thought we should name them Thanksgiving,
Christmas and Easter.
Hah!
Even Hubbs has agreed.
There will be no homegrown turkey on our table...
at least none from our own small flock.
So we will continue to enjoy their presence...
their gobbling,
their posturing (showing off their male plumage),
and their fearless curiosity.
Hopefully by next summer
we will be able to allow them to free range around the farm.
But for now they will stay safe within the confines
of their fenced in (and covered) yard and house.
Oh, and by the way,
their names are Tom, Chuck,
and Edith.
PS: Look what I found when I lifted a bag of bedding in the hen house...
Ok, let's look a little closer....
two newborn mice!!
Hairless and blind.....
Now, where are those barn kitties?????
(Don't worried, I covered the babies back up again...safe and sound!)
- Who's Who.... Part 4
It seems that everyone that visits the farm is amazed by our turkeys,Tom and Chuck. These two handsome fellows are Bourbon Reds,a heritage breed of turkey.Originally we had ordered 4 just-hatched turkey poults. Only three lived...Tom, Chuck, and Edith....
- Turkey Troubles
It seems our turkeys are the topic of discussion this week.Yesterday's post told the story of our unsuccessful attempt at hatching turkey eggs.Today's post could end with either a happy or a sad ending also. It seems our female Bourbon Red turkey,...
- The Adventures Of Tom, Chuck, And Edith
Oh, the fun of free-ranging turkeys!Tom, Chuck, and Edith are getting bolder each day...venturing farther and farther from their house. Each afternoon, around 3, I open the door to their yard andallow them to roam the farm for the rest of the evening....
- Herding Turkeys
As if we needed a new task to add to the end of each day....we seem to have acquired one....herding turkeys! We decided over the weekend, that it is time for the turkeys to free range a bit.We have been reluctant to allow them to leave their yardout...
- Still Cute....
But not (I fear) for long!!! Here are my three turkey babies...Four weeks ago I started with four poults.One died on the third day. The remaining three are thriving.They have grown lots of feathers are able to fly up to this ledge about 3 feet...