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Post by jbird on Apr 20, 2017 16:27:02 GMT -6
I didn't let mine stand long enough for the seed to mature. So I am not sure..... about the turkey preference. I would assume the turkeys would like the seed of either. Now - I'm not a turkey guy so I'm going to say something potentially very stupid! Because of the height of the rye over the wheat I would tend to think the turkey would actually prefer the wheat simply because they could feed and still be able to see (since their primary defense is their sight) unless the rye was not very thick. I will let those with more turkey experience than me support or sink that thinking.
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Post by Reagan on Apr 20, 2017 16:44:33 GMT -6
I can't remember if it was last year or the year before. I walked into a rye plot at dad's that was very tall and full of seed. My dog jumped dozens of turkeys out of it. Most were small but could still fly. It kinda felt like a pheasant hunt with no gun.
If it is full of food, they will get in there and eat it.
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Post by kabic on Apr 20, 2017 19:07:38 GMT -6
I can't remember of it was last year or the year before. I walked into a rye plot at dad's that was very tall and full of seed. My dog jumped dozens of turkeys out of it. Most were small but could still fly. It kinda felt like a pheasant hunt with no gun. If it is full of food, they will get in there and eat it. Had almost the same experience with my sorghum plot last summer. I walking through it, carrying by son because it was too tall for him. All of the sudden a rafter of turkeys (yes I looked that up) took flight very near me and scared the shit out me for a half a second.
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Post by nhmountains on Apr 21, 2017 16:55:44 GMT -6
Here's Doubletree's thoughts of winter rye, oats, and winter wheat:
Rye and triticale would be my favorites for fall and winter feed. Rye is cheap but triticale (a cross between wheat and rye) is a leafier version with the attributes of both.
Cereal rye is always my first choice over wheat or any other grain because it is higher in protein, requires no fertilizer, will grow on low PH soils, has alleopathic chemicals that discourage weeds, is a nitrogen scavenger and a root system that breaks up soil hardpan and improves soil.
Make sure you ask for RYE not ryegrass seed! Rye seed is around $10-12 per bag.
Wheat works fine but doesn't have the "weed inhibitor" abilities of rye which affects next springs food plot, whatever it might be. Wheat sucks up nitrogen and has none of the soil building attributes that rye has. Wheat is lower in protein so unless it's all you can find, DON'T plant it!
Oats work well also but have a limited time frame because of frost. An early frost means it may be long dead well before the 1st of November. I use regular oats which are about $10-12 a bag versus "brand name" oats which cost considerably more and the deer mow them!
Rye and tricticale seeding rates can be from 80-100# per acre
Wheat 90-120#
Oats 80-120#
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Post by Sandbur on Apr 21, 2017 20:04:08 GMT -6
At one time I planted 4 varieties of oats in my garden in the fall. 3 or 4 were deer oats and there was a difference in the varieties. They were up to 10 degrees hardier than the regular oats. They also matured or headed out at different rates. (I planted some of these varieties earlier in a different location) They matured at different rates and seemed to have different periods of high attraction.
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