Turkey Strut

Turkey Strut

Early this morning, we weren’t sure what today’s Fowl Friday post was going to be, but when we walked into the turkey pen, the turkeys suggested this post should be about them. It’s less than 8 weeks to Thanksgiving, and our turkeys are now 25 weeks...
Transforming Turkeys

Transforming Turkeys

The last few Fowl Fridays have been all about the drama in Frodo’s world, but what happened to our turkeys?  Our four turkeys have been at the farm for twelve weeks, and are now 17 weeks old.  There have been some significant changes since they arrived at the...
Snoods, Caruncles and Wattles…Oh My!

Snoods, Caruncles and Wattles…Oh My!

After yesterday’s disappointing post, as promised, we have a turkey update!  Our turkeys are now 11 weeks old, and have lost almost all of their adorable ‘baby turkey’ features.  They’re now more in the realm of gangly teenagers. It’s...
The Turkey Pen

The Turkey Pen

It’s been almost three weeks since we brought our young turkeys to live here.  Just in that short time, we’ve seen some significant growth in these birds. On arrival, the turkeys spent the first week in the brooder.  They probably didn’t need to at...
Let’s Talk Turkey

Let’s Talk Turkey

This Fowl Friday, we have something new to share.  Last week we were half crazed moving our chickens around the property.  The hens moved out to their new coop in the gardens, and the chicks finally took up residence in the main coop.  There was a reason why all that...