Smart turkeys?
I told myself, I'm not chasing 9 turkeys around tonight, if they don't go inside the barn, they can stay outside and use the run in shed to sleep in. The dogs are there, they'll be safe.
I've spent many nights of my life chasing turkeys. In more ways than one.
I put Snick and Maggie in their special house, they are a couple after all. And the other group came around to see what was going on. I told them, "you've got one chance, if you don't follow me into the barn and to your roosts, you are not going in because I'm not chasing you to get you in."
They followed me in. No problem. All of them.
I guess they are smarter than I think they are. Anyone who deals with turkeys knows sometimes they can be very stupid. But now I also know, other times they can be very smart. When Snik came it took 2 weeks for him to figure out how to go inside at night. These guys - 1 day.
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The turkey lived a long happy life! I had to buy more food!
Misty, I've raised some with the chickens and they did well - others I bought as adults tried to kill the chickens. These ones I've raised and they do end up thinking you are mom which surprises me, because I've never had chicks do that!
Chai Chai, if you raise them, I think they'll be just fine :) They can be a pain, I've had my share of those, but sometimes you get ones who listen well and food always helps!
Dreaming, a lot of people think turkeys are very stupid, and I have seen them do a lot of stupid things, but also a lot of very smart things, I think when they are little they just don't know better and once grown up they have learned how to get a long :) I'm glad your turkeys did so well!
We rearranged two stalls yesterday, Lordy at the confusion it caused.