Not a Chicken But a Turkey

We believe in equal opportunities so here is a turkey tale!

Hi,

My family raised cows, pigs, chickens, turkeys, & horses for a few years when I was 17 & 18 years old, which was 35 years ago.  I don't have a funny chicken story, but I do have a funny turkey story.  We had a sliding glass door to the backyard that one of the turkeys used to stand in front of on the outside.  Every time I would come up to the sliding glass door on the inside, the turkey would jump into the glass & try to peck me.  Anyone else could stand in front of the door, & the turkey wouldn't do anything.  It was only when I would stand there.  The turkey would go crazy trying to peck me through the glass.  So, of course, I was afraid of the turkey & didn't like to go out into the backyard.  One day my dad was outside feeding the cows & he wanted me to come out to help.  I told him I didn't want to go out there because of the turkey.  My dad didn't believe me & made me come out there anyway.  As soon as the turkey saw me, he started coming towards me & I kept telling my dad that it was going to peck me.  And sure enough, as soon as it got near me, it started pecking me.  My dad was shocked of course, & I think he kicked the turkey to get it away from me.  Someone told me that the turkey pecked me because it liked me.  I don't know if that's true or not, but it's funny to think about.

Cindy 

My Childhood Chickens

My Mother always kept chickens as long as I can remember.

 

Being a little girl (1945) I was extremely fond of these lovely ladies, they were my companions and playmates.

 

As they grew old, many of them had rheumatism. 

One of my favorite games was "playing hospitals"and the chickens were given massage, wrapped in blankets and put in dolls beds. (needless to say they soon climbed out but.....they loved being coddled,co murmuring soft coos and becoming almost hypnotised!

The sad part was they were soon put out of their misery by our gardener,as my father couldn´t bring himself to kill them! 

 

One thing that I learnt from these childhood games was that all creatures definately have feelings and should always be treated compassionately.

Chickens Produce to Music

My son used to go out into the chicken coop when he was about 2 or 3. He would go out and sing the chickens a song so that they would lay their eggs. The chickens usually did produce to his music. 
Gail

Chickens and Ecology

The girls got to play with and eat some tomatoes today. It was a nice break since it has been raining and they have been stuck in their coop.

Marvin Gaye sings in this one, and he seems more like a prophet than a singer of soul.

A Very Large Egg

When I saw this egg I was thinking OUCH. Seriously, it is huge. And she started laying eggs a month early too.

I have much respect for this chicken.

My Beginnings as a Chicken Keeper