tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post4359569451115970095..comments2024-03-28T14:37:45.575-04:00Comments on 5 Acres & A Dream: Passing ThroughLeighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-1917464747357755292016-04-05T15:45:09.799-04:002016-04-05T15:45:09.799-04:00A wild turkey passing through the yard would excit...A wild turkey passing through the yard would excite Poppy as turkey season comes in this weekend. Meowy looks pleased with herself for chasing that big bird away. Cats are so funny.Henny Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05958386938311591314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-5243706081574051242016-04-05T13:44:25.595-04:002016-04-05T13:44:25.595-04:00Yes, you can eat turkey eggs! I just sold two pigl...Yes, you can eat turkey eggs! I just sold two piglets to a gal who has turkeys and she said her kids love the eggs. Not sure if taste is different from breed to breed, but they must be good. Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-42446764622140663392016-04-05T05:10:03.861-04:002016-04-05T05:10:03.861-04:00Good grief, that's all I need! I already get M...Good grief, that's all I need! I already get Muscovies, goats, and little pigs in the chicken feeder, LOLLeighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-11034136271582733552016-04-05T05:09:12.143-04:002016-04-05T05:09:12.143-04:00Yeah, the domestic turkey has be super-bred to gai...Yeah, the domestic turkey has be super-bred to gain weight fast and produce a lot of meat. They are referred to as "broad breasted" whites or bronze. Heritage breeds, like Jake is talking about are becoming very popular, because they have not had the instincts to breed and forage bred out of them. Commercial turkeys are like commercial meat breed chickens, they get too big too fast and only know how to eat. Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-34657845749963778562016-04-05T05:06:35.628-04:002016-04-05T05:06:35.628-04:00Mark! Good to hear from you. I'd be curious as...Mark! Good to hear from you. I'd be curious as to what Ivan would do too. Our rooster let out an alarm and every chicken, every critter stopped in their tracks to stare at this turkey. Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-26676117163642921632016-04-05T05:05:27.782-04:002016-04-05T05:05:27.782-04:00Like pork, interesting! I've never had wild tu...Like pork, interesting! I've never had wild turkey, but then no one in my family has much interest in hunting. Dan only does it out of necessity, but we've never needed to deal with a turkey. Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-68253129722810440912016-04-05T05:04:29.969-04:002016-04-05T05:04:29.969-04:00I'm guessing they must be almost everywhere in...I'm guessing they must be almost everywhere in this country. Did you know Benjamin Franklin wanted to make them our national bird?Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-71732365841385936042016-04-05T05:03:36.442-04:002016-04-05T05:03:36.442-04:00She likes to chase anything that moves, including ...She likes to chase anything that moves, including us! Her favorite game is "tag," where she zooms by and gives a leg a clawless bat. :)Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-44150057705195325742016-04-05T05:02:42.264-04:002016-04-05T05:02:42.264-04:00Interesting! I've actually never heard them, w...Interesting! I've actually never heard them, which makes me think there are no permanent residents anywhere nearby. Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-62556557020542501972016-04-05T01:06:32.463-04:002016-04-05T01:06:32.463-04:00I think most Thanksgiving turkeys are farm-raised ...I think most Thanksgiving turkeys are farm-raised (wild ones are stringier, at least in the drumsticks!), but some of the farm raised ones look similar to the wild ones. <br /><br />There are wild turkeys that are native to the US, and some of the same strains now have domestic counterparts. Some breeds were also imported from Europe, and I think (descendants of) the imports probably make up more of the farm-raised birds. I'm not sure what the percentage is, though.Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05302653400986920552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-87373193754262776262016-04-05T00:46:30.415-04:002016-04-05T00:46:30.415-04:00Hopefully she doesn't find your chicken feeder...Hopefully she doesn't find your chicken feeder! I'm sure she would return frequently, and they eat a lot. Some of my family feeds the wild turkey in Wisconsin, and they get flocks of 10+ coming in.Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05302653400986920552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-72183498980054591922016-04-04T20:12:58.888-04:002016-04-04T20:12:58.888-04:00What's the difference between a wild turkey an...What's the difference between a wild turkey and the ones you serve for Thanksgiving? I don't know much about US wild critters, but thought the big, fat fancy ones (eaten for Thanksgiving) were wild too. Or is it that they were introduced into the wild, after being imported or selectively bred?<br /><br />We have brush turkey's as our wild ones, and had a little baby one, wonder into our lives of late. It's not a little baby any more though. They grow fast!Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-72846383506557528222016-04-04T18:52:05.287-04:002016-04-04T18:52:05.287-04:00Hi, Leigh. We have lot's of wild turkeys here...Hi, Leigh. We have lot's of wild turkeys here in NE Indiana too, but not often in the yard (at least while I'm home). Thus far, they haven't been in the yard while our birds are out of the run. Not sure what Ivan the rooster and his girls would do!Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08343134852881572900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-8534217744633541492016-04-04T16:41:24.582-04:002016-04-04T16:41:24.582-04:00As you know, CT is Turkey Heaven. Tom Turkey woke...As you know, CT is Turkey Heaven. Tom Turkey woke us all up the other morning, calling out to the ladies. They think they are part of my herd, and vice versa. I have pictures of them all grazing together. They taste good, too! My hunter took a wounded one for me. Coyotes wounded it gravely, so we harvested the breast meat. It is amazingly like pork. Farmer Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07596672416236302171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-19749204484588277672016-04-04T16:23:52.968-04:002016-04-04T16:23:52.968-04:00We have lots of wild turkeys in the southern part ...We have lots of wild turkeys in the southern part of Minnesota where hunting them is great sport, but none up here in the north.<br /><br />Meowy, the guard cat! Good kitty, good kitty!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-68334139524309144832016-04-04T14:28:56.909-04:002016-04-04T14:28:56.909-04:00Leigh,
Meowy the trained cat guarding her homeste...Leigh,<br /><br />Meowy the trained cat guarding her homestead!!<br />Beautiful wild turkey, usually they travel in pairs.Sandy Livesayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183449816586125720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-25761218878081899042016-04-04T13:41:03.311-04:002016-04-04T13:41:03.311-04:00Ha ha Meowy is sooooo cute - little tough kitty ch...Ha ha Meowy is sooooo cute - little tough kitty chasing away the big old turkey! I bet he was looking for a mate - it's the right time of year and that's mostly when I see the 'lone' turkeys. You can hear them calling in the woods, their mating call. It sounds so cool!Debbie - Mountain Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401931842031353732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-32032518957422460832016-04-04T12:36:54.706-04:002016-04-04T12:36:54.706-04:00Those are the ones I'm especially interested i...Those are the ones I'm especially interested in, thanks to you. :)Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-25868812344793617852016-04-04T12:36:10.471-04:002016-04-04T12:36:10.471-04:00Oh yes, Fiona's blog has been tops for poultry...Oh yes, Fiona's blog has been tops for poultry. She's been doing an excellent job of analyzing the various breeds. I've especially been interested in her turkey reports and am now leaning toward the chocolates, although no one anywhere around here has them. That would mean mail order and I'm not sure I need a minimum order of $150 worth of turkeys, LOL.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-33151651956406080602016-04-04T12:33:54.091-04:002016-04-04T12:33:54.091-04:00I have no idea. Maybe I should find out!I have no idea. Maybe I should find out!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-28817015454018038172016-04-04T12:32:56.737-04:002016-04-04T12:32:56.737-04:00If you feed them they will come. :) Too much of an...If you feed them they will come. :) Too much of anything can be a pest, but maintaining balance is a challenge! Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-79711942548305566012016-04-04T12:31:54.059-04:002016-04-04T12:31:54.059-04:00I'm sure Piper is as opinionated as Meowy abou...I'm sure Piper is as opinionated as Meowy about such things. :)Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-2892379498067223232016-04-04T12:31:23.417-04:002016-04-04T12:31:23.417-04:00Oh my, I hadn't thought about hunting season. ...Oh my, I hadn't thought about hunting season. Not that I am against hunters, but obviously I wouldn't want anyone shooting into the yard. We already have someone who hits golf balls into the pasture and our woods. Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-5512103294544151172016-04-04T12:30:15.502-04:002016-04-04T12:30:15.502-04:00I've seen flocks of wild turkeys from the car,...I've seen flocks of wild turkeys from the car, but never near the house. Makes me wonder what one lone bird is doing!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-11296258656733411522016-04-04T11:52:02.528-04:002016-04-04T11:52:02.528-04:00We have a flock of 30 or so who love the pasture w...We have a flock of 30 or so who love the pasture where we are going to have sheep. Yes they are the ones that tease "Double Chocolate" with their vivacious charms!<br />Your cat is amazing!Fionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05348495575211204989noreply@blogger.com