ducks / 02.12.2010

Last spring my husband and I came to a compromise - he could build a pond if I could get ducks.  So, we got five little Pekin ducklings with a couple of turkeys and raised them together.  They were all cute and fuzzy and loud-...

Food, turkeys / 01.11.2010

We have a turkey hen who just recently started laying eggs.  The eggs are a bit larger than the chicken eggs and have a distinct brown spotting.   The yolks are also a bit larger, but the interesting difference is the shell and membrane are much...

Gardening, turkeys / 01.10.2010

I was really starting to get attached to our turkeys - the male is stunning when he is on display and the female is sweet and submissive.  But she has a tough attitude towards the male when he is *ahem* trying to get down to...