Thanksgiving passed without any of my turkeys being stolen. We live in a "huerta" (garden area)and I started raising wild turkeys last year after the hurricane. Actually I started with chickens (I now have 6) and then added the turkeys. I started with two, a male and a female, who my daughter named "Thomas" and "Comida" (dinner). The turkeys soon started a family. The hen laid 14 eggs. Our family dog ate five of the eggs, two broke, four didn't hatch and four chicks survived. Our uncle's dog killed two of the babies and one died of a disease. We named the one remaining chick "Suerte" (Lucky). He is now almost fully grown.
Much to the joy of Thomas, I later added two more hens to flock. One of the hens is now sitting on a clutch of 14 (I think) eggs and the other (Suerte's mother) tried to lay 14 more but Cliford, our dog, ate all but one of those eggs (again). Anyone want a dog?
The 14 eggs are due to hatch December 14th or therebouts. I also bought a deep-fryer for turkeys so next Thanksgiving, I hope to have some ready-cooked turkeys for sale.
More later....
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