Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Turkey update: change seasons, change diet

Dan is giving some corn to the turkeys; it's time to transition them from commercial feed to those grains we raise ourselves. You can find their wild counterparts in fields throughout our area.

At first, they stood around at a cautious distance looking at the pile, as though it were about to make a sudden move.

It took them a day, but eventually they ate it all, just like they did with the apples.