Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

Hello everyone. I think most of you know I am off around the world at the moment. I picked up Covid in Africa and am grounded in the UK feeling sorry for myself.
This means I can only watch the Princesses over the cameras.
I got this adorable clip of my lady turkey visitor. She is standing right by the Chicken Palace and looks like she wants in. Isn't she cute?!
Do turkeys and chickens get on OK?
I am sure this won't really happen, but just suppose I were to let her in, could she become one of the flock?

In Africa you get a pure type of Covid. Be careful with that. Don’t worry too much. Your chooks are waiting for you to come home

 

[Marie2020]

Gramma the chicken would not say that. Aww come on!!

I believe every word coming from that clever chickens beak. Stop doubting Alex

 

[Marie2020]

Videos from yesterday and today:

I love your videos
It's so sweet how they come to you as they come outside.
They loved their cabbage and freezing cold water. You have such a beautiful flock

 

[rural mouse]

Hello everyone. I think most of you know I am off around the world at the moment. I picked up Covid in Africa and am grounded in the UK feeling sorry for myself.
This means I can only watch the Princesses over the cameras.
I got this adorable clip of my lady turkey visitor. She is standing right by the Chicken Palace and looks like she wants in. Isn't she cute?!
Do turkeys and chickens get on OK?
I am sure this won't really happen, but just suppose I were to let her in, could she become one of the flock?

Wild turkeys fly fairly well. Domesticated can't. Even the heritage ones. That's why there's usually rules and regs about raising turkeys. They're trying to keep the 2 from cross- breeding....(sorry if this seems incoherent, middle of night wake-up).

Hatcheries will ship all poultry chicks together as day Olds. Some have said that turkey chicks are none too bright so raising a chicken chick with them helps because the chicken chick will show the turkey pouts how to drink/where to eat. Then there's the ones that say to keep them separated as the turkey is vulnerable to some diseases the chicken isn't but can be carriers of.

As far as what to eat, it wanna say (but don't remember for certain) that turkey pouts need a higher protein content than chick starter has so should be on a gamebird starter food. The all-flock I have my chickens on is supposed to be good for turkeys too (ones pictured on the bag) so at least 8 weeks on is ok (maybe not great).

People have raised them together before so it's possible she would get along fine. Wild turkeys do usuallyroost in trees at night. So if you did catch her (check NJ Stat regs on Wild turkeys), she could 1. Get along with the girls fine, and 2. Teach them to REALLY fly well.

 

[featherhead007]

Why did two birds end up in my bedroom? There’s eight in the chickens room, but Rudy the Wyandottey wants to sleep with me. Dakota is on the tv stand making happy noises, the rest are asleep

 

[featherhead007]

My clue to go back to sleep. Rudy just planted his neck against mine and fell asleep.

 

[RoyalChick]

Wild turkeys fly fairly well. Domesticated can't. Even the heritage ones. That's why there's usually rules and regs about raising turkeys. They're trying to keep the 2 from cross- breeding....(sorry if this seems incoherent, middle of night wake-up).

Hatcheries will ship all poultry chicks together as day Olds. Some have said that turkey chicks are none too bright so raising a chicken chick with them helps because the chicken chick will show the turkey pouts how to drink/where to eat. Then there's the ones that say to keep them separated as the turkey is vulnerable to some diseases the chicken isn't but can be carriers of.

As far as what to eat, it wanna say (but don't remember for certain) that turkey pouts need a higher protein content than chick starter has so should be on a gamebird starter food. The all-flock I have my chickens on is supposed to be good for turkeys too (ones pictured on the bag) so at least 8 weeks on is ok (maybe not great).

People have raised them together before so it's possible she would get along fine. Wild turkeys do usuallyroost in trees at night. So if you did catch her (check NJ Stat regs on Wild turkeys), she could 1. Get along with the girls fine, and 2. Teach them to REALLY fly well.

Yes. Higher protein feed. And yes flying lessons.
I wasn’t thinking of raising poults. More like let this one join the coop gang as she so clearly wants to do.
I think she is lonely.
I would be fine with her coming and going as she wanted to. My guess is she would hang around until a big flock of turkeys came by and then she would probably go off with them.
I am thinking house guest.
She might not be around by the time I return, but it is sweet how she is hanging out by the window. My guess is Bernie was on the other side talking to her!

 

[Ponypoor]

Wacky Wattle Wednesday

Mr LC had adorable little wattles and a new talent

 

[Ponypoor]

Oi, Petunia. Don't fret. How old is she?

A year old. I am hoping she goes broody or moults and resets her egg machine.

 

[Ponypoor]

My mom was a church custodian for several years and I grew up in my teen years working with her cleaning, washing up after receptions or potlucks, and carnivals. People are pigs at these occasions and just surface smear clean after themselves. She had to go afterwards and deep clean after these events, including the ugh! restrooms!

Do your church custodial staff a favor and use a tarp under your BBQ unit to catch grease splashes and really pay attention to really cleaning up and putting utensils/equipt back exactly where they belong. I'm sure your military training is meticulous. You sound super responsible but I get really super sensitive about public use of church facilities and can't resist voicing a comment anyway .
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Our wonderful animal vet. He raised chickens as a boy and loves our unusual breeds of chickens we've brought over the years for treatment.
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So wonderful you have an awesome Vet and one who like chickens.

My small animal vet is on a farm, we chat horses and chickens