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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: wayfarer on August 30, 2015, 04:25:42 pm

Title: Turkeys like 1980's music!
Post by: wayfarer on August 30, 2015, 04:25:42 pm
I have 3 turkeys destined for Christmas and they are all stags.  Today my OH was working in the shed near them and had the radio playing "Best of the '80s" songs and the turkeys were really strutting their stuff.  Switch off the music and they calm down.  Put it on again and off they go.  Anyone else seen this?

Also, am I likely to have a problem with 3 stags on their own?
Title: Re: Turkeys like 1980's music!
Post by: Buffy the eggs layer on August 31, 2015, 09:21:06 am
Im new to Turkeys but I think my boys and girls are just GREAT! I haven't tried them with tunes but they are confined to quarters today in an attempt to get them to adopt their new coop so I will try out a selection of music genres and see what they make of it.


My babies are a heritage breed so may respond better to chamber music  :-J

 :farmer: +  :turkey: :turkey: :turkey: :turkey: :turkey: :turkey: = :love:
Title: Re: Turkeys like 1980's music!
Post by: chrismahon on August 31, 2015, 12:12:50 pm
Well known fact is poultry like classical music when they are at the inside rearing stage. They will listen to other music, but classical gets the best results.
Title: Re: Turkeys like 1980's music!
Post by: Womble on August 31, 2015, 12:25:32 pm
Which are what exactly Chris?   ;D

BTW, our peafowl are punks. They love The Clash, leave mess and destruction everywhere and even have mohicans!  :roflanim:
Title: Re: Turkeys like 1980's music!
Post by: Buffy the eggs layer on August 31, 2015, 12:35:14 pm
 :roflanim:
Title: Re: Turkeys like 1980's music!
Post by: Clansman on August 31, 2015, 01:28:41 pm
Quote from: wayfarer on August 30, 2015, 04:25:42 pm

Also, am I likely to have a problem with 3 stags on their own?


Nope, should be fine raised together.

I'm the opposite this year, i'm raising hens only to keep the noise down!  :innocent:
Title: Re: Turkeys like 1980's music!
Post by: Buffy the eggs layer on September 02, 2015, 08:43:59 am
So far it looks like I have 2 boys and 4 girls. They are 8 weeks old and the little boys occasionally do the full fanned tail, dropped wing thing. How long can I run them all together?
Title: Re: Turkeys like 1980's music!
Post by: Clansman on September 02, 2015, 04:36:58 pm
They'll be fine together, they might start mating at around 5 months or so and the hens backs may be damaged by the stags feet though.

Are they for Christmas?
Title: Re: Turkeys like 1980's music!
Post by: Buffy the eggs layer on September 02, 2015, 04:44:57 pm
No I dont think so Clansman. I hoped to keep the hens and buy an unrelated stag to breed future generations but I think that the stags in this group will need  longer than 5 months to mature. Looks like it will be lamb again this year.


I am popping one to the vet in half an hour she is not looking well. I will probably take the one with the bent neck to to keep her company. I am guessing that its something bacterial but I would really rather not loose her. She is the biggest hen and very good natured.


Still, I always use a visit with the vet as a chance to tap into their expertise and ask a gazillion questions so its always worth while.