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Lynda! talk about tempting Glutton!!!! I keep telling you that you're evil....Just realised that it's about a mile wide 
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Never test the depth of the water with both feet
The only reason people get lost in thought is because it's unfamiliar territory....
Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else.
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but she's already wanting them, i was just pointing out a humane ish killer and the fact that theres eggs on ebay, that's not evil that's being helpful
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lol! hehe I know. When I was a brick and a tickey(thrupence around here) high, we used to used a old tree stump and a sharp axe......Never test the depth of the water with both feet
The only reason people get lost in thought is because it's unfamiliar territory....
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Yup very helpful - cheery Lynda
RT, I don't need any encouragement. As for being a tough bird - you aint met me yet
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As for stopping breathing - bet you'll still talk lol!
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ewwwwwwww couldn't do that, couldn't do the broomstick thing either, i just want their last moments to be relaxed as possible, so with that i can cuddle em and it will be over in a second and they won't suspect anything, i don't want em to be scared.
mind you someone else might have to hold the turkey if they get really big lol, i'll probably drop emLast edited by lynda66; 22-02-2009, 08:18 PM.Comment
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At least it's quick and you know for certain sure that your bird is a goner... I've always used the broomstick method and the bir dsuffers virtually no stress at all, because once it's upside down the blood rushes to its head and it goes woosy. Then it's the thing with the broomstick, which is also pretty idiot-proof. I've heard those dispatchers sometimes don't work so well and there is a knack to dislocating the neck properly
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yeah but i can't even pick my chooks up by the legs they get all flappy and freaked, i only tried it once ........ i guess it needs to be more than idiot proof for me lol ..... still hoping i can find someone else to do it so i don't have toComment
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They freak out but only for a few seconds... try swinging them gently...
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Yup. Me too!Originally posted by lynda66 View Post
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Oh don't! Now I've got a mental picture of Lynda with two chicks in each hand waving them around, held by their feet!Originally posted by Birdie Wife View Post
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lol you're not the only 1 but I had the image of a chook under 1 arm and a duck under the other ......Originally posted by Glutton4... View PostOh don't! Now I've got a mental picture of Lynda with two chicks in each hand waving them around, held by their feet!.Never test the depth of the water with both feet
The only reason people get lost in thought is because it's unfamiliar territory....
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nope i am never picking em up by their feet ever again i tried it with coco and he screamed was horrible ........ not something i want to repeat and i'm certainly not swinging em
it's under the arm or nothing ..... i'll probably go for nothing lolComment
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You're all mad!!
Birdie Wife, you're not included...because your posts are usually quite sane!
The rest of you - you're all mad...and as bad as each other!
I love to talk about nothing. It's the only thing I know anything about!!
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Lynda, I'll do yours if you'll do mine. I'll have to swap my ones for dispatching cuz I don't think I could bump off one of my own - I'm too much of a wussMy girls found their way into my heart and now they nest thereComment
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My mother kept turkeys for the Christmas market for over 40 years and she cried every time when they were been killed. It's so easy to get attached to them and it's not always the turkey that dreads the approach of Christmas.
For many years, we bought day-old chicks, arrive packed together in a box, lots of work with day-olds, extra heating with "red lights" and feed and expect higher mortality with day-olds. Over-all they need a lot of TLC.
In more recent times we switched to buying 6 week old birds towards late September. In hindsight we should have done that years before. A lot less work, shorter feeding time (about 12 weeks)
Probably better to get a few females instead of both sexes. We only kept females. Sometimes we would end up with one male but not always. The males do grow faster and larger and maybe justified if you wanted to breed your own. But they can get aggressive as they get older and if they start to attack the females, they can damage the bird making them difficult to sell. not a problem if you are keeping them for your own use.
Turkey eggs make the most wonderful sponge cakes. Sought after here by ladies who bake cakes for the local shows.
Feel free to ask anything else that I might be able to help you with.Comment
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