And now turkey and chicken ....

[bdhsfz6]

We used to feed the birds until the scattered seed attracted too many turkey. We now have roving flocks of 50 or more around the house on a daily basis.

We tried hanging the feeders on our 2nd story deck but the darn birds roost on the railing and take seed from the feeders!

 

[Jstpssng]

We used to feed the birds until the scattered seed attracted too many turkey. We now have roving flocks of 50 or more around the house on a daily basis.
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We tried hanging the feeders on our 2nd story deck but the darn birds roost on the railing and take seed from the feeders!

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They were having a hard time of it because of all of the deep snow we had earlier this year. I felt bad when seeing them out trying to find berries and food. The rest of the year though I'm cursing them, as they really can be a nuisance.

 

[jyoutz]

I have 13 hens. They laid like gang busters all last summer, I was getting a dozen or more eggs every day so I figure they deserve a rest. Besides, if I'm not home to pick the eggs they freeze and I throw them out anyways. Pigs are fun, and my dog loves them. (Although I won't ley him in the pen to play with them.) Turkeys can be also, they're a lot more friendly than chickens and will follow you around the yard.

If your birds aren’t old and they were laying last summer, they are probably just molting now and will resume laying after the molt. Increase their protein intake during the molt.

 

[jyoutz]

They were having a hard time of it because of all of the deep snow we had earlier this year. I felt bad when seeing them out trying to find berries and food. The rest of the year though I'm cursing them, as they really can be a nuisance.

They are good to eat

 

[Forky]

I have a flock of 24 hens in one coop and 7 roo's in a separate coop. I incubate 24 eggs every year and the extra roo's eventually are butchered. Here we have to have a premise ID for any farm animals and are required to report any problems with sudden multiple deaths etc.... the premise ID has no fee attached to it. Feed costs are on the rise, but free- range eggs are worth the effort and feed costs.
I share eggs with the family and neighbors. I have 10 fresh doz in the fridge as I type.

 

[5030]

I presume that you are talking about this...

HPAI on Indiana Turkey Farm

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Indiana Protect your neighbors: keep your own birds safe and healthy! View as Webpage Anne Lichtenwalner DVM PhD University of Maine Cooperative Extension

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I read about it last week. I was debating if I was going to raise any livestock this year. Feed prices are going to be high, and I'm also a bit concerned that I may have problems getting it. Yet after reading the above, I decided that this would be the wrong year to depend on Perdue.

Sold the herd last fall, everything. Glad I did actually. Feed costs are gonna be high just like crop inputs are. No point in keeping them, besides now the wife and I can leave for more than a day.

 

[5030]

They are good to eat

Tougher than a get out. Like eating shoe leather. Only goo meat is the breast meat IMO.

 

[Jstpssng]

If your birds aren’t old and they were laying last summer, they are probably just molting now and will resume laying after the molt. Increase their protein intake during the molt.

I know that. As I said, after laying like gang busters for a year they deserved a break. If I needed the eggs all I had to do was move them into the greenhouse so that they could get the light they need.

 

[jyoutz]

Tougher than a get out. Like eating shoe leather. Only goo meat is the breast meat IMO.

We hunt wild turkeys and enjoy eating them.

 

[5030]

I do to but like I said tougher than shoe leather, at least up here.