(Updated May 5, 2010)
Red Roof Farm's Winged Creatures
Well, 2010 is off to a good start. All my hens are laying. Their eggs are mighty tasty. I also know what goes into them and how they are treated. My 3 older guinea hens are laying now. I have 16 young guinea fowl, not sure how many males vs. females. I think there are more females than males
Earlier this year, we butchered one of my turkeys. I have one more to butcher this year. Too many males causing much fighting. The decision was made which male to keep.
The turkey was very good, moist and tender. I did brine this one, and I did not stuff it; but I did put carrots and onions in the cavity to help keep it moist. To me, unless you put something in the cavity, the bird dries out really bad (personal opinion). I may try the next one without brining.
My peafowl are quite grown up now. My Peacock is getting quite colorful. They are black shoulder. He has several eye feathers now. They are about a year old. He is not suppose to breed until next year. The hens could lay this year, but if he doesn't breed, they won't be fertile. I may, out of curosity, put them in the incubator anyway.
Right now, I have 12 young poults. Four of them are about 8 weeks. Seven are about 6 weeks old. One just hatched last night (May 4). Eleven of these came from my Red Bronze pair. True to what I had been told. I got three breeds from them. The Red Bronze is a mix of Bourbon Red and Bronze. It is possible to get Red Bronze, Bourbon Red and Bronze from their eggs. I was lucky enough to get all three breeds.