Author Topic: turkey stag sitting on the eggs!!!! (Read 3141 times)

manian · « **on:** May 14, 2012, 05:52:42 pm »

well, some of you may know that we have 'doubts'about charlie our turkey stag
2 of the girls have beenbroody and are 3 weeks into sitting.
well yesterday and today he's been sitting on the eggs with them!!

is this normal (as it is in other breeds) or does it just confirm our suspisions!

in the hills · « **Reply #1 on:** May 14, 2012, 06:43:26 pm »

Oh ..... a modern man

Well done Charlie.

Sylvia · « **Reply #2 on:** May 14, 2012, 07:11:29 pm »

It doesn't make him a bad person

Sit tight Charlie for Gay Rights

little blue · « **Reply #3 on:** May 14, 2012, 08:18:23 pm »

Typical - I swap eggs and now you tell me he's not 100% man!!

Sorry, just kidding :x

I think he's just a new man, helping out his girls
(I'll let you know next week if Mrs Light Sussex is surprised by her giant turkey children!!)

manian · « **Reply #4 on:** May 14, 2012, 09:10:47 pm »

LB- we did warn you!!

we'll let you know if any come to fuition

currently helping the chicks out
so far 2 yellow 1 banty 1 grey and one black
Mx

little blue · « **Reply #5 on:** May 14, 2012, 09:15:41 pm »

congratulations

are some of them from us?
if so, the yellow ones are boys!

I don't mind about the turkeys - Jay says if they don't hatch, we'll ask you for some!! (I'm undecided!)
And Mrs LS is no use as an egg layer if she's broody, so its giving her a job

manian · « **Reply #6 on:** May 14, 2012, 09:44:48 pm »

turkey chicks are soooo commical........ much more than chicks
put a link to last years one

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.109222595861262.12014.100003205651558&type=3#!/photo.php?fbid=109227435860778&set=a.109222595861262.12014.100003205651558&type=3&theater

little blue · « **Reply #7 on:** May 15, 2012, 07:46:54 pm »

The broody hens here are in a double two-storey rabbit hutch,

I mentioned to o/h that the Maran sitting on RIR/LSxRIR eggs is "due" tomorrow at the earliest ...
so today he went to the "top Flat" that houses Mrs Light Sussex and her fostered turkey eggs (due Sunday-ish) and got a Biiiig peck for disturbing her!

that'll teach him to listen!
(and gets me revenge for him telling me this morning what happens next in the DVD I fell asleep to last night... who dies & how!!)