Rural/Farm Life

TEB

(15,651 posts) Sun Apr 7, 2019, 11:27 AM Apr 2019

I wonder if this wild turkey self identifies as guinea hen

I’ve noticed this turkey hen has been hanging with our guinea hens. We never have had tame turkeys, several days ago I saw a wild gobbler a huge male along tree line. And yesterday and today I’ve noticed this turkey hen hanging with guineas whatever works I guess. The guineas are free range but I toss down feed for them.

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I wonder if this wild turkey self identifies as guinea hen (Original Post) TEB Apr 2019 OP

Interesting, if odd. efhmc Apr 2019 #1

Exactly TEB Apr 2019 #2

we tried raising chickens and turkeys together once. Kurt V. Apr 2019 #3

Guinea hens.... mbusby Apr 2019 #4

I am happy Ohiogal Apr 2019 #5

we had a turkey try to eat from the deer feeder..with the deer...they didnt like that one bit. samnsara May 2019 #6

you totally need to provide a pic. 912gdm May 2019 #7

They fenced in? DashOneBravo Jun 2019 #8

efhmc

(16,992 posts)

1. Interesting, if odd.

Reply to TEB (Original post)

Sun Apr 7, 2019, 11:31 AM

Apr 2019

TEB

(15,651 posts)

2. Exactly

Reply to efhmc (Reply #1)

Sun Apr 7, 2019, 11:33 AM

Apr 2019

I think she shows up to eat definitely funny but if we walk down in lower pasture she takes off.

Kurt V.

(5,624 posts)

3. we tried raising chickens and turkeys together once.

Reply to TEB (Original post)

Sun Apr 7, 2019, 11:38 AM

Apr 2019

the turkeys tend to beat up the chickens and that was that. lol

mbusby

(825 posts)

4. Guinea hens....

Reply to TEB (Original post)

Sun Apr 7, 2019, 11:43 AM

Apr 2019

...are the worlds best intruder alarm.

Ohiogal

(41,052 posts)

5. I am happy

Reply to TEB (Original post)

Sun Apr 7, 2019, 11:53 AM

Apr 2019

you are feeding it and that you didn’t tell it we’re full, turn around and go back to where you came from.

samnsara

(18,781 posts)

6. we had a turkey try to eat from the deer feeder..with the deer...they didnt like that one bit.

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Fri May 10, 2019, 10:13 AM

May 2019

912gdm

(959 posts)

7. you totally need to provide a pic.

Reply to TEB (Original post)

Sat May 11, 2019, 01:02 AM

May 2019

just cause fowl are adorable

DashOneBravo

(2,679 posts)

8. They fenced in?

Reply to TEB (Original post)

Sun Jun 30, 2019, 01:24 PM

Jun 2019

Our coyotes are bad here.

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