Recent content by Bantambird

Your turkey should have a minimum weight. They should be between 4 and 6 months for the fair, we usually aim for about 6 months so we can be sure to reach the weigh in. We have been finding good sucess with soaking the turkey feed with fresh goat milk, it has been making their feathers nicer...

I just hope the eggs hatch!

They don't do well going uphill, I know that. I myself am only at 3000 feet so not all that high for Montana, I am south central.

Let's hope they hatch alright!

halfway across Great Britain is not particularly far. You could fit nearly two Great Britains in just the state I live in, Montana. How many hours would the travel take? :lau

before the tiger bronze came, I had no penciling in the flock. There is a chance that the hen might be a cornish instead of a sweetgrass, she is a turkey raised turkey from last year. i stole all 13 poults because of the downpour predicted for this evening, and I am glad I did because it was a...

Tiger bronze crossed with sweetgrass hen makes this guy and 12 others just like it.

I haven't had success with trying to improve tendon damage, either.

Broad breasted turkeys can have a lot of problems by virtue of their narrow breeding. They have been bred to the point that sometimes, their size outpaces their bone growth. At a certain point, they can no longer be allowed to elevate themselves off the ground for fear of them breaking a leg...

mostly blue, though, very little silver on this one. i still really like how the blue turned out.

yes

I like this pullet

I saw this and wanted to share, the bumblebees are out in force this spring.

Who would miss those tenderloins? sad.

That wierd mottled hen is nearly all white now