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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: manian on May 19, 2012, 10:58:27 am

Title: d day (well d-weekend) for charlie
Post by: manian on May 19, 2012, 10:58:27 am

well
this weekend is D day for the turkey chicks
Little blue has 6 under a broody and we have some in the incubator...........(the girls outside arn't due till tuesday)
if none are fertile then he'sour christmas dinner :P :P :P :P
 :turkey:

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Title: Re: d day (well d-weekend) for charlie
Post by: manian on May 19, 2012, 01:03:16 pm

think karma has come to us  :'(
went to move the water tray in case they come early  and found 2 hatched and fallen in! :(
1 pipping now soat least that answers the question
Charlies a modern male incubating with his ladies ........
M
 

Title: Re: d day (well d-weekend) for charlie
Post by: in the hills on May 19, 2012, 03:23:55 pm

 :thumbsup:  Good old Charlie.

Title: Re: d day (well d-weekend) for charlie
Post by: suziequeue on May 19, 2012, 03:33:54 pm

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went to move the water tray in case they come early  and found 2 hatched and fallen in!

Did they survive????


On the edge of my seat.........

Title: Re: d day (well d-weekend) for charlie
Post by: HelenVF on May 19, 2012, 03:45:16 pm

Good luck everyone. We've got some turkey eggs in the incubator but not due to hatch for a couple of weeks.

Helen

Title: Re: d day (well d-weekend) for charlie
Post by: manian on May 19, 2012, 03:51:02 pm

the 2 in the water tray didn't survive.... :(
but the third is doing ok
just waiting for 5 others
 

Title: Re: d day (well d-weekend) for charlie
Post by: little blue on May 19, 2012, 05:38:24 pm

:turkey:  fingers crossed for all these eggs!

Title: Re: d day (well d-weekend) for charlie
Post by: chrismahon on May 19, 2012, 08:24:31 pm

Read the title and thought it was another fox story!
 
Bad luck with the chicks Manian and good luck with the rest. What a Charlie, Charlie.

Title: Re: d day (well d-weekend) for charlie
Post by: suziequeue on May 19, 2012, 08:38:17 pm

Awww - sorry to here about the two little ones

Title: Re: d day (well d-weekend) for charlie
Post by: little blue on May 20, 2012, 09:30:23 pm

Charlie is just a modern man, he has definitely had his wicked way with the girlies!
We had two turkey chicks hatched, one bright yellow & black, the other paler & grey. Does this mean anything?!
Fingers crossed for the other 4 eggs, Mrs Light Sussex is looking after them very well  :thumbsup:
thanks ManIan   :wave:

Title: Re: d day (well d-weekend) for charlie
Post by: sabrina on May 20, 2012, 11:59:13 pm

Hope the rest  hatch ok

Title: Re: d day (well d-weekend) for charlie
Post by: manian on May 21, 2012, 09:26:30 am

just different mums
can't tell the difference till older and the boys start strutting ;)
the black will be pure norfolk black, the other slate x norfolk black
any more arrivals
Mx

Title: Re: d day (well d-weekend) for charlie
Post by: little blue on May 21, 2012, 09:15:20 pm

thanks, I told Mister that they were Norfolk black (but really wasn't sure!)

No more yet, will give them a few days yet.

They are very brave little things, not at all as flighty as the chicks, who are completely crackers!