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-...
We only got a few inches of snow, but the temperatures have stayed well below freezing for the past couple of days...
This spring we decided to grow our food - not only in the way of plants, but animals. Edible pets so to speak - as Novella Carpenter puts it. We grew two turkeys which would be ready for the annual celebration of Thanksgiving this November...
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...
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...
