[GrannieAnnie]

The turkeys are now a week old and doing well!  Also I think I have sussed this lot out as to which are stags and which are hens!  I could be wrong, but that's nothing new! 

I've noticed before that some of the poults have very sticky out wings, but originally thought they were disfigured!  But I think the ones with sticky out wings are the stags, as twice in the past week I've noticed some of them 'displaying' and each time it was one of these ones, and not the poults with the 'tidy' wings!  if you know what I mean!

[bantam novice]

Good luck!  They look lovely 

[joyfull]

yes the males species do look more untidy   

[madcat]

So True!   

[joyfull]

 

[bantam novice]

 

[GrannieAnnie]

yes the males species do look more untidy   

Yes Joy, you only have to look at who I live with!!   

However, saying that, usually in the bird world, the males look a lot more colourful than the females!  And I must say that although the turkey males and females are the same colours, when the stags display, they do look magnificent!  Unless they happen to be moulting! 

[Elcie]

You are allowed to mention the C word - it is when I saw today that Selfridges have got their displays out already that I just can' quite believe it!

[madcat]

WHAT!!!      NOOOOOOoooooooooo............   

[GrannieAnnie]

You are allowed to mention the C word - it is when I saw today that Selfridges have got their displays out already that I just can' quite believe it!

Lol Elcie, haven't you ever seen what happens whenever someone mentions the 'C' word before the beginning of December??   

[New shoot]

You are allowed to mention the C word - it is when I saw today that Selfridges have got their displays out already that I just can' quite believe it!

Lol Elcie, haven't you ever seen what happens whenever someone mentions the 'C' word before the beginning of December??   

Too true.  I did and Ice has already said she has marked my card 

but..........whispers................ we are starting you know what set up at work in the next few weeks   

[Springlands]

You are allowed to mention the C word - it is when I saw today that Selfridges have got their displays out already that I just can' quite believe it!

Lol Elcie, haven't you ever seen what happens whenever someone mentions the 'C' word before the beginning of December??   

Too true.  I did and Ice has already said she has marked my card 

but..........whispers................ we are starting you know what set up at work in the next few weeks   

Will you post some piccies for us again - looked really good last year - we wont tell ICE if you do - and she probably wont notice. 

[GrannieAnnie]

Not much gets past Ice!!! 

[rachelr]

mm turkey dinner I cant wait for mine to get big enough to eat lol. But why is it when I said last year to my friends and family that I would bring on turkeys this year NO said they wanted any. Now i have my little flock if i let the amount of people who want them have one i wont be having turkey for Christmas lol

[GrannieAnnie]

I think at first Rachel, people say oh I couldn't eat something that I've seen running around your garden, which my Nici used to say, still does actually, but she never says no to a nice hand reared turkey for her Christmas dinner!

Once people get their heads round the fact that they know the turkey has had a lovely life (and death!) and how wonderful they taste, other factors get forgotten!