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"just a horse" lol!

He told them to call the guy we used to buy hay from who now has upped his prices to the point we no longer buy from him. :D

So... Woke up this morning and waiting for my coffee to brew. Look outside, my turkey tractor is flipped over on its side and I see no turkeys! Throw on clothes and head outside, 3 turkeys in the backyard. Phew! Still 3 missing. Thank goodness, we found them in the front yard. We rounded them up (yeah that was fun). Checked out the situation and one thing is missing.... The top of their waterer. It is gone. So something broke into our turkey pen and made off with a piece of plastic. Congratulations idiot wildlife.

I am missing a chicken too but not sure how that could be related since they sleep in a coop not near the turkeys.

Tonight my husband is staying up late with the 12 gauge. SSS!



... Don't worry fish and game doesn't actually care and we have the right to protect our livestock so I'm not selling myself out saying our plans! :)
 

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Glad you weren't missing any turkeys, that's a lot of meat to feed to a predator. I'm going to have to try raising turkeys, but not right now. I've got to finish what I have started before taking on any more projects.
 

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I have read that the Bourbon Red turkeys are great heritage birds and will set their own eggs/poults. Have you thought about heritage birds?
 

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We have heritage birds. We have black Spanish and Blue slate. Our tom failed at his job this year so we had to buy these broad breasted ones so we had some turkey to raise!

We are going to butcher our tom for dog food and get a Bourbon red tom for breeding next year!
 

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I know for a fact that people eat bear up in that 'Neck of the Woods'....saw them hanging on front porches along with deer when we lived in Maine....LOL!!
 

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We had some Royal Palm for a bit...but, tho they were nice looking...they sure turned Mean....haven't had any since...I will say those Bourbon Reds are really nice looking birds.
 

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People sure do eat bear up here. We are not those people. It's disgusting!

Our current turkeys are friendly. Well standoffish but not mean. We butchered our mean tom. It 's a bummer our tom hasn't produced much (his offspring are all born with genetic issues) because he is super friendly!
 

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Found the missing chicken. She was hanging out by herself! Found a pile of white feathers with blood on the tips so something did get a hold of one of the turkeys. Wonder how it got away.
 

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Found the missing chicken. She was hanging out by herself! Found a pile of white feathers with blood on the tips so something did get a hold of one of the turkeys. Wonder how it got away.
Glad they are all accounted for!!....and Glad the turkey Found a way!!....the fight to survive is a Strong one.
 
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