Fox In The Coop

Swedish Flower Hens, Welsh Harlequins, Coturnix Quail, Kikos, and rabbits Oh My. Springfield Missouri.

[redfoxfowl]

Oh. To be a goat gently swinging in a hammock.

[lostinthelegs]

Sometimes I forget that the existence of heritage turkey breeds isn't common knowledge. The first nations developed so many varieties of heritage turkeys and more continue to be developed to this day, y'all. Broad breasted aren't all there is.

Narangansette

Royal palm

Slate (chocolate in the background)

Bourbon red (very popular)

Chocolate

Black

Beltsville small, my beloved

Slate and royal palm toms

Blue palm and fall fire projects by Porter's. Check out more of their projects here.

Porter's is an indigenous owned and operated hatchery, with the goal of re-creating, preserving, and making new varieties of heritage turkeys.

Heritage varieties can breed on their own and live long, happy turkey lives. Additionally, turkeys are very intelligent- honestly even the broad breasted are pretty smart. No, they don't drown themselves in rain, poults are susceptible to cold and need more time to learn how to bird than chickens but that isn't a result of human interference- their mothers are very attentive, even wild poults can become sick if they don't have somewhere warm and dry during the rain. They're more susceptible to illness and need a bit more care which is where the myths about that comes from.

[redfoxfowl]

At what point do you “have enough” incubators when the large white ones can old 60 chicken eggs or 120 quail eggs a peice? 🤔 the world will never know.

[redfoxfowl]

Lazy late afternoon with the girls. Bellys are full and it was cud chewing time.

[redfoxfowl]

Behold: the children, outside the brooder and Disgusted with it.

[redfoxfowl]

Our new buck(ling)! He’s three months old and HUGE and WIDE!! 88% kiko and I’m going to see if I can get him registered.

[redfoxfowl]

Pardon me -holds chicken like a baguette-

[redfoxfowl]

35 pallets later the goats have their winter housing!! Featuring three “stalls” and a double door to allow them in and out at the same time.

[redfoxfowl]

Winterized the coop for the girls!! For now it’s still warm enough for just perches but we’ll add their coop again soon.

[redfoxfowl]

Bun run time for the girls! They get abt 12 hours a day in this for foraging and frolicking.

[redfoxfowl]

He probably knows he’s pretty.

Black Millie Swedish Flower Hen.

[buzzfeedreader]

[injuries-in-dust]

[terryfphanatics]

@caitallolovesyou

[seveneightmine]

Some pictures of Flame w/ her chicks❤️

[redfoxfowl]

Our pretty little Easter Egger, Peppercorn! With a Blackbeard and green legs I’m curious to see what color eggs she throws.

[redfoxfowl]

Gotta get those meds down somehow 🤷🏼‍♀️. Nutmeg hasn’t been feeling great the last couple days, I’m hoping she pulls out of it soon.

[redfoxfowl]

“What did you do this morning?”

“Stole the neighbors leaves.”

“Why?”

“It’s free chicken enrichment.”

[redfoxfowl]

I may have girl bossed a bit to close to the sun. 120 pearl and 60 snowie Coturnix quail from myshire farm!

[redfoxfowl]

“Mother go away, we wish to bathe”