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| Tweet Topic Started: Mar 17 2008, 11:33 PM (246 Views) | |
alf
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Mar 17 2008, 11:33 PM Post #1 |
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I had once heard that deep snow wears the turkeys beard down. Last year we did not have alot of snow and everyone was getting birds with lengthy beards, this year may be different with the deeper snow we had. Any truth to this? |
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unclefester
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Mar 17 2008, 11:58 PM Post #2 |
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Yea, The snow and ice build up on the beards wile the birds are feeding.They can break off with the added weight.I also think its called beard rot. FYI the CWS use to band Canada geese by ataching colars around their necks.They found that the ice build up was killing the birds. Ken. |
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MJewell
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Mar 18 2008, 04:29 AM Post #3 |
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Unclefester is right this is most commonly known as beard rot,and yes could have an effect on the lenght of beards this year. We'll just ahve to wait an see. Matt |
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alf
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Mar 18 2008, 09:20 AM Post #4 |
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Bowmanville/Haliburton
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Beard rot, I was unaware of that. Thanks for the info. |
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Chris Kittleson
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Mar 18 2008, 04:40 PM Post #5 |
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Beard rot is actually caused by a lack of Mellanin in the beard, snow or other outside factors do not play a part in beard rot.......... |
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Mar 18 2008, 05:57 PM Post #6 |
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we will have to wait and see.
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| TEAM TENPOINT 2 | Mar 18 2008, 08:39 PM Post #7 |
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longbuster is right about the melanin...but all factors do play a role in beard length and thickness.. check out this site.. http://www.wildturkeyzone.com/articles/aging3.htm |
| ITS FUNNY HOW A BIRD WITH A BRAIN THE SIZE OF A PEA, CONTINUES TO OUT SMART ME TIME AND TIME AGAIN!...I LOVE SPRING GOBBLERS. | |
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alf
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Mar 18 2008, 11:03 PM Post #8 |
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Bowmanville/Haliburton
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Thats a good article, thanks
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unclefester
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Mar 18 2008, 11:34 PM Post #9 |
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Thanks guys. Now I know what it means. Ken. |
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| TEAM TENPOINT 2 | Mar 19 2008, 01:32 AM Post #10 |
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Renegade or MOD.....what do you think about pinning this topic or link for members in the future??? Just a thought. TTP2 |
| ITS FUNNY HOW A BIRD WITH A BRAIN THE SIZE OF A PEA, CONTINUES TO OUT SMART ME TIME AND TIME AGAIN!...I LOVE SPRING GOBBLERS. | |
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we will have to wait and see.
2:17 PM Jul 11