New Mama.

So I've been crazy busy since I arrived, we're working from 7am until 9pm everyday, so I haven't had anytime to post pictures or anything; all I've really had time to do is eat, sleep, and work! Hopefully this weekend I'll have time to post a full update, but for now I'll just introduce you to my new babies!

My 20 baby turkeys finally arrived yesterday! Technically, baby turkeys are called poults, but we all think that sounds dumb, so I'm going to keep calling them babies turkeys. I've been put in charge of brooding them, so basically I'm  the surrogate mother turkey to the little babies. I've spent the past two days watching them, feeding them, and making sure they are warm enough in their little brooding coop, and man are they crazy adorable. 

They arrived via overnight air mail from Iowa and were less than two days old when we picked them up at the post office.

We are raising seven different heritage breeds: Red Bourbon (my favorite!), Broad-Breasted Bronze, Chocolate, Spanish Black, Blue Slate, White Midget, and White Holland.

This is a Red Bourbon...

This is a Chocolate one sleeping...

This is a Blue Slate one...

This is a Spanish Black one...

This is a Broad-Breasted Bronze...

This is a Midget White...

This is a White Holland...

And finally, this is Frederic, a Red Bourbon that I named because he only has one eye. They say he's probably not going to make it... I think he will, but either way for now he's my pirate turkey.