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Post by Jane on Jan 7, 2016 4:47:52 GMT -7
I saw on a TV programme that owners of a turkey farm (the turkeys for Christmas) didn't want them to panic when they heard fireworks on bonfire night in November, so they were getting them used to the sounds by letting off fireworks now and then so that the turkeys got used to the noises. I am not sure if it was working or not as the turkeys were still startled.
Jane
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Post by Haz on Jan 8, 2016 7:35:16 GMT -7
I heard that egg producers keep the lights on 23 hours a day to keep hens laying. They turn them off for 1 hour a day so the hens don't panic if there is a power failure. I don't know who the bird psychiatrists are.
Haz
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Turkeys
Jan 24, 2016 14:30:26 GMT -7
Post by stef on Jan 24, 2016 14:30:26 GMT -7
I know from having chickens they lay more in the summer, so they may control the lights to keep them with the same number of hours of light that they get in the summer so their egg production doesn't drop. I would think 23 hours of light would throw them off as well. We had a turkey who I think had a heart attack from fire works. We found her dead after July 4th and there wasn't a mark on her, she had left her area and was in the backyard near the house. I always felt like she was trying to come to us for help. We weren't home, 15 years later and I still feel guilty.
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Jan 31, 2016 12:57:24 GMT -7
Post by Jane on Jan 31, 2016 12:57:24 GMT -7
These were free range turkeys. They are out in the fields all day and go into their houses of their own accord when it gets dark. Apparently they are very friendly and playful and enjoy playing in puddles. The owner was even making a particular vocal noise and they were responding back to him in unison. I don't suppose the turkeys would have been so friendly if they knew what was going to happen to them.
Jane
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