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Post by **WLLady** » Thu Apr 14, 2016 9:22 am

I have to admit Al, i waited a bit to set the reds from you because my incubators were full of turkeys. they're in the sportsman now perking away!
argh! i didn't see the cracks in the marans eggs. SIGH. hopefully they'll be okay! i candled them all, guess my eyes ain't what they used to be....i'll get out the reading glasses next time. Oh, thinking of which, i found the BEST safety glasses for work, they're "readers" and have built in safety reading glasses pieces so i don't have to keep changing out my safety glasses for reading glasses so i can read writing on the tubes! LOL.

sandy, did you know that turkey fuzz/down feels totally different from chick down? and turkeys bond so much easier to people....there are 2 poults in the brooder that come over and jump into my hands every time i'm down there (annoying when i'm trying to clean up the brooder). and i have 2 in the barn that are getting quite big now that love being carried around. they're so much more personable! LOL.

good luck to your hubby OC! I gotta drop ours off-we have an accountant do ours. i figure with all the business and farm income and personal income and all that....i already freak out doing the books, i just get them to do it and tell me the good or bad news at the end. lots of less stress for me. hopefully we'll get them up to her tonight or tomorrow....or saturday. lol Hope your wrist settles down soon!

Post by **Home Grown Poultry** » Thu Apr 14, 2016 9:43 am

no I wasnt kidding LOL. but the membrane was broke so they wouldnt have made it. I have hatched a cracked egg with a bandaid on it but the membrane wasnt cracked. LOL totally not recommended.

Post by **Home Grown Poultry** » Thu Apr 14, 2016 9:46 am

Kathy they were like beak peks and very small. I didnt see it with my eyes until I candled them. upon close inspection I saw a little bit of oozing. ah well its all good. every other eggs is 100 fertile!

Post by **WLLady** » Thu Apr 14, 2016 10:23 am

next time i come down (or you come up) i'll bring you some new ones.

Post by **Home Grown Poultry** » Thu Apr 14, 2016 12:43 pm

Well now iv seen it all! I just witnessed a goose squat down for a turkey tom and he hit the friggin mark. unbelievably! hmmm gurkey anyone? sounds delicious! Lol

Colleen Kinzie · Post by **Colleen Kinzie** » Thu Apr 14, 2016 1:20 pm

Al. Make sure you incubator that gooses eggs!!!
Could be a gold mine you have there. Lol

Post by **Killerbunny** » Thu Apr 14, 2016 2:06 pm

Frankly I'm amazed any turkey Tom can hit the mark!

SandyM · Post by **SandyM** » Fri Apr 15, 2016 7:37 am

WLLady wrote:QR_BBPOST sandy, did you know that turkey fuzz/down feels totally different from chick down? and turkeys bond so much easier to people....there are 2 poults in the brooder that come over and jump into my hands every time i'm down there (annoying when i'm trying to clean up the brooder). and i have 2 in the barn that are getting quite big now that love being carried around. they're so much more personable! LOL.

Nope! Didn't know. But I kind of figured similar the way KB talks about lap turkeys. That wouldn't be a good thing for me. How would you dinner-plate them? They'd become pets, then what? Lol. I don't think I would have the room for them unless I build a new coop. That Won't happen this year. Too many feathers to pluck for me to be excited and motivated to build a coop. process the same?

SandyM · Post by **SandyM** » Fri Apr 15, 2016 8:12 am

thegawd wrote:QR_BBPOST Well now iv seen it all! I just witnessed a goose squat down for a turkey tom and he hit the friggin mark. unbelievably! hmmm gurkey anyone? sounds delicious! Lol

Is this a possible thing? Would they be able to hatch out a mix?

HappyHomesteader · Post by **HappyHomesteader** » Fri Apr 15, 2016 8:22 am

Never know unless you try