I typically wait until the third week to expand the “chick corral” to full size, but with the turkey chick in there I figured it was best to do it at the beginning of the second week. I believe the turkey chick is also a week or so older, not only judging by looks but also by the fact that it started flying up to perch on the wall when it had been here only a couple of days. By contrast, the chickens are only just getting to flying stage; I caught the first one doing it Saturday evening, and I took this video Sunday afternoon. Actually, I took about six of them until one decided to do something interesting! As for the turkey, when I went into the bathroom early Sunday morning, I found several blobs of shit on the toilet lid; since the corral is immediately adjacent to the toilet, the turkey keeps using it as a landing target (and apparently did it often enough overnight to leave several droppings). Still, I’m going to try not to separate them; I don’t want to put the turkey alone in the playpen before the little ones. And if that means I have to clean turkey chick poop a few more times, at least the toilet paper is handy.
Diary #771
April 8, 2025 by Maggie McNeill
Posted in Diary | Tagged animals, Sunset, video | Leave a Comment
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