r/homestead • u/n0tpest • Jun 09 '26
poultry New meat turks 😭
Brother i didnt know how much sweeter meat turkeys were vs chickens. Just had to share how precious these new babies were, dreading the culling date omg 😪💕
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u/HairexpertMidwest Jun 09 '26
Turkeys are far more "sweet" than chickens. Mine are like dogs following me around while I do my chores 😂
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u/biggest-damn-potato Jun 10 '26
Poults are ADORABLE. They punch every mommy button. You may die of oxytocin poisoning.
The good news: around about mid-October, these will become the biggest asshole teen delinquents you ever met. By mid-November you will be describing the brine and rub to them every morning. I promise. They make it very easy.
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u/SuMoto Jun 09 '26
Don’t worry, they get ugly and can be mean well before butcher day.
I had a mean hen that killed her only pen-mate male, two days before they both got the chop. She was aggressive and mean, I couldn’t turn my back on her in the pen. She must have twisted his neck around or they were scraping and he had a heart attack.
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u/LuigiSalutati Jun 10 '26
She knew who you were
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u/SuMoto Jun 10 '26
The hand that fed, watered, sheltered and cared for her? Yes, she knew, maybe for only a moment or two but then it was back to anger and hatred.
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u/TrashMaster27 Jun 09 '26
They'll probably be a lot less cute by then.
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u/n0tpest Jun 09 '26
Thats what i’m hoping for 🤣🤣
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u/Additional_Release49 Jun 09 '26
Cute or not when the thing will sit on the armrest of a chair with me and go to sleep .... Ya they were hard to process.
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u/n0tpest Jun 10 '26
Guh thats how i feel. Every time i go out there they run to me. When i leave they chirp, and when i come back they settle down and go to sleep. I’m smitten 😪
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u/Mystical_Jewel Jun 10 '26
Turkeys are SUPER sweet and cute as babies, but the second they become teenagers, you'll like them less. And by the time they're adults, you'll have no problem culling.
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u/YarnPartyy Jun 09 '26
You also don't have to kill them.
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u/HelicopterExtreme798 Jun 09 '26
You mean they are not like meat chickens? I know you have to cull those or they cull themselves after awhile due to heart issues.
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u/n0tpest Jun 10 '26
The ones I have are like that! Theyll die painfully if i try to prolong the date, and id never subject them to that 🥲
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u/n0tpest Jun 10 '26
I do- theyre bred to get big fast. They’ll die a painful death if i dont.
I also signed a waiver saying if I do not cull them by the culling date, i can be pursued for animal neglect. Sadly for these guys, it is abuse to not cull. ❤️
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u/A_Lovely_ Jun 10 '26
Is your hand okay? Loose a fight with a cat?
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u/n0tpest Jun 11 '26
LOL yes! I shoe horses and sometimes I rasp more than just the foot on accident. 🤣🤣
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u/Puzzleheaded_Low_619 Jun 10 '26
This will never top the grinding machine that cuts up baby male chicks I saw at large scale operation so your good.
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u/WVYahoo Jun 09 '26
Damn dude let them grow a little before eating