Tom2008 Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 Went to my Uncle and Aunt's hobby farm yesterday for my cousin's graduation. We ended coming home with another little animal. They had some Bronze Turkeys so we asked if we could take one. Jake is now home safe and enjoying the good life. His neck is a little kinked from an accident so that is why he was our main choice. It seems to be getting better. Here he is on the roost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 Cool! My neighbour had a pheasant as a pet before, I always used to go over and feed it dandelions through the cage. Congrats on the new addition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clrj3514 Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 thats cool. my grandma used to have some turkeys. they had decent beards too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickel Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 Is this a pet for a long time or until thanksgiving? I've known a lot of people that have raised turkeys from eggs to make it to the dinner plate. That way you know what kind of chemicals and feed are in your main course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 Nice Micro-Snood:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 I don't see his beard? How can you tell if it's a boy or a girl? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom2008 Posted June 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 Is this a pet for a long time or until thanksgiving? I've known a lot of people that have raised turkeys from eggs to make it to the dinner plate. That way you know what kind of chemicals and feed are in your main course. No it is not a pet until thanksgiving. I'm not going to take his life if I hand raised him. I have 5 chickens that Kels and I hand raised and they are some of the coolest pets I've ever had. Totally tame and they respond to people also. I spend too much time with these birds to just get rid of them like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HUNTINGMAN Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 I work with a guy that has a pet chicken,he keeps it in the house and lets it run loose in there.I thought this was a little weird but he said it follows him around like a dog and it makes a good pet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom2008 Posted June 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 Well we wouldn't let ours roam the house. They live outside in a 15x5 dog kennel. Plus they get most of the big backyard during the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 Cool pet. Did you name it "Drumstick" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom2008 Posted June 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 Cool pet. Did you name it "Drumstick" It came to mind, but he didn't like that so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiteRunner Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 I don't see his beard? Looks like he's got Peach Fuzz! Lol Very cool! I knew of a couple people that had pet turkeys, very cool to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 My oldest daughter has 18 chickens, part of a 4 h project, she has raised them from 2 days old. She had 20, 2 of them died within the first couple days. One of her chickens is a rooster, she was only supposed to get hens. I tried naming a couple of them for her, but she did not like my suggestions. We kind of thought about calling the warden to see if he would be ok with us putting a couple of the turkey eggs I found while mowing the weekend before last in with the chickens, but didn't. Kind of wish we would have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kels Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 I don't see his beard? How can you tell if it's a boy or a girl? He's got a tiny snood starting, the female chicks didnt have one we could always be wrong though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerLily Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 thats cool, i've seen a peacock in my yard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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