The turkeys have a new home! After two of the turkeys went missing and one was found dead outside of the coop, it was necessary for us to give them a more secure place to call home at night. We’re not sure if the turkey kidnapper/killer is a raccoon or a coyote or some other type of critter, but we noticed week or so back that some of them were roosting outside of the barn at night. Some would go on top of the coop or even on top of the barn, most likely to keep at a safe distance from whatever has been hunting them. Just yesterday and this morning we have converted the back of the barn, from dungeonous storage area overrun with rusty things, to a sparkly new turkey house! The turkeys will be spending the months of October and November safe and tucked away in the barn. And hopefully we won’t have to show up to work and find dead turkeys laying around anymore, which obviously is never a fun sight.
By the way, the turkeys are getting just plain huge, some have weighed in at upwards of 30 pounds, which is pretty big, especially compared to last year’s flock. The males actually scare me sometimes when they come around a corner or something and they’re all big and puffed up. For those of you who haven’t seen this phenomenon, once male turkeys reach puberty they try to get the attention of the female turkeys of course. They do this by puffing out they’re feathers and waddling around very slowly. It looks weird, I’m not going to sit here and lie to you. But I suppose it is kind of cool how they strut their stuff for the ladies. Here’s what it looks like…
Anyhow, I must get back to my farm crew, we’re busy putting in a strawberry patch. See you guys next week!
