One
of the ongoing experiments is a turkey trial. Six months ago some turkeys where
bout as a starter flock. There are now a whole bunch of baby turkeys out at the
farm, and 30 eggs in the incubator!
We have lost all our adult hens however. They have died from a combination of snake bite, and some kind of sickness, leaving 4 big toms all alone. We decided that since the chicks are still small, it was decided to thin the flock of a few of these big toms.
So I spent the afternoon with Alexander, the one who takes care of the chicken and turkey projects. Living in here all his life, he has butchered chickens and other birds, but never any this large. He
was quite impressed.
The enclosure where the adults have been living is next to one of the missionary houses, and is visited regularly by locals, and people passing through Gamboula. They make a special detour out of
their way to view these big funny looking birds.
Hopefully this project will eventually succeed, and there will be a lot more of these large birds around for people to enjoy.
We have lost all our adult hens however. They have died from a combination of snake bite, and some kind of sickness, leaving 4 big toms all alone. We decided that since the chicks are still small, it was decided to thin the flock of a few of these big toms.
So I spent the afternoon with Alexander, the one who takes care of the chicken and turkey projects. Living in here all his life, he has butchered chickens and other birds, but never any this large. He
was quite impressed.
The enclosure where the adults have been living is next to one of the missionary houses, and is visited regularly by locals, and people passing through Gamboula. They make a special detour out of
their way to view these big funny looking birds.
Hopefully this project will eventually succeed, and there will be a lot more of these large birds around for people to enjoy.
