"As god as my witness,I thought turkeys could fly" -----Arther Carlson, station owner WKRP. in Cincinnati . ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BGFtV6-ALoQ.html
I've seen them go vertical like that after predator birds that got too close,they're afraid of nothing. The hens more so,they'll run anything down,she almost got that hawk. Never underestimated a bird that size.
i would not sayt they are too dangerous for honey bees, as the bees love them, hit them fast and dance around all the flowers quickly. Good for butterflies too. There are a few bees that don't make it though, yes.
the cannon bar has a greasable tip and i am using a chainsaw bar greaser to get grease into the tip sprocket. A regular grease gun with point tip, works well too.
Don't mess with a turkey hen with chicks. They won't back down. We have counted up to more than 35 turkeys at a time in our back yard. We get to see all kinds of behaviors. Adults roost high in the thickest trees at night. They turn the forest floors upside down looking for food. In heavy rain, they prefer to sit in the open, rather than endure the big water plops under the trees in the forest, so they always show up in the worst weather. Last year, mating season went on for more than two months. The big birds greatly appreciate our open pasture for the forage of bugs and seeds, marching in daily skirmish lines, back and forth across the fields, consuming anything before them. The Toms appreciate the ability to put on good displays in our open areas. We can get more than half a dozen competing Toms, side by side on a small knoll, with hens sitting in a big circle, watching and squabbling, selecting. Hawks prefer to pick off small stragglers on the fringes, avoiding the massed defending females, who are intolerant and formidable, owning powerful feet and claws much like large birds of prey, but made for scratching the earth. Last year, we were plagued by the turkeys' 30" diameter dust wallows all over the property. It is unpleasant to ride a tractor over them, making for a jolting ride. We share our raspberries and blueberries with the turkeys. There are plenty for all of us. The hens bring their broods to the bushes and teach them, "This is where the food is."
Turkey hens are very protective of their poults. Sometimes several hens will combine their poult groups to increase the number of eyes watching for predators. Also, you should see the theatrics that Mama Hen will display, to draw you away from her young…..flapping on the ground like she is injured, wings spread, circling while laying on the ground, while clucking as if in distress. Pretty cool to watch.
Yes I am happy with that mill. It is a Granberg 36 inch Alaskan MKIV Chainsaw Mill. I don't really know of any other. Granberg offers a lot of accessories and replacement parts. One accessory I have on this one is their quick release clamps, If I had a tractor I would have a bandsaw mill for less kerf, smoother cut, less noise, less set-up with the first cut, and likely other benefits, but for now I use this mill and get it to the log, then move the slabs in pieces.
yes, I have seen that golf ball file handle method. What I had going on here, was a few nuts, like 6/32, 8/32, or 10/32 threaded nuts, lines up on the file, then tin-taped.
