The first turkey egg. Unfortunately, it was frozen.I am hoping that the turkey hen will raise a dozen or so little ones for the freezer. The turkeys have arrived! Two beautiful heritage turkeys, a tom and a hen, Bronze is the name of the breed, have arrived to live on the Fat Ewe Farm. After my last year's disaster with turkeys, I swore never again would turkeys dwell on this farm. Those turkeys were raised from babies and they thought I was their mother. They stalked me, followed me everywhere, flew on my roof and perched on the windows pecking at them. The worst thing though, was they flew on the guest's vehicles. OOOOPS! Turkeys do have sharp claws, so turkey scratches were not a good idea. Those turkeys all went into the freezer and I must say, they are fine tasting.
But, perhaps, I got to thinking that I had painted all turkeys with the same brush and it just wasn't fair. Maybe they were not all crazy like those Beltsville Small Whites that were here before. So, I found a tom and two hens, adults fully grown, who are fairly quiet and unobtrusive and they can fly, but are said to stay away from the house. Let's hope this is the case and they can raise their own broods and supply turkey for the farm. The less I have to intervene the better it will be. Welcome turkeys! May you live long and prosper.
But, perhaps, I got to thinking that I had painted all turkeys with the same brush and it just wasn't fair. Maybe they were not all crazy like those Beltsville Small Whites that were here before. So, I found a tom and two hens, adults fully grown, who are fairly quiet and unobtrusive and they can fly, but are said to stay away from the house. Let's hope this is the case and they can raise their own broods and supply turkey for the farm. The less I have to intervene the better it will be. Welcome turkeys! May you live long and prosper.
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