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Ah thank you! Thats so good to hear! You know my gut told me itd be fine but feels better to ask. Im sure theres a way to figure it out with the turkeys apples and pumpkins as you did. I wonder what I should do to keep predators away. Im still planning atm.

Yikes. Id hope people visiting a sanctuary would be more respectful. I think I need to get them to sign in and have a guide present.

Thank you for the link I am leaning moreso towards apple orchard now since that seems more promising and if expanding can block off a small patch for the pumpkins while theyre growing til theyre near harvest if that will help bring in more people in. I can open it up to the turkeys in the fall...

I see...i mostly wanted the male to protect the others and to give them opportunity to be there too. Could it be protective of the females thinking you will harm them seeing you as a predator or same with pets as well? Either way theyre not too big so id be willing to test it tbh with a very...

AlI I mean is I don't want resulting chicks; the eggs can be taken care of to prevent chicks If I do want to keep a male. I don't think domestic turkeys are near as broody as most chickens though. I've been to farms that keep male animals of many species and open to public just fine. Human...

Wow sorry to hear that and suprising that an owl killed such a large bird...what have you tried for protection? Do you keep larger animals on your land like dogs or donkeys?

Thank you for your thoughtful response. Its for a bird sanctuary. Since turkey enclosures and care (fencing around the property and a coop or 2) is easier to manage than most other birds I decided ill start here. Plus i find them so cute and charming compared to say chickens or ducks. The...

Picture below isnt a new homesteader but a longstanding cider orchard in europe..there are other more farms like this. Keeping poultry in the orchard was traditional european farming practice. Anyway after this research its decided turkeys and orchards are combo ill try. Its a beautiful sight...

A domestic turkey isnt built like a wild turkey. They are fatter and less mobile. Seems you dont keep freerange domestic turkeys because you seem to keep skipping over the question of whether your domestic turkeys actually show preference of roosting in trees.

Was this supposed to make sense?

Thats fine. This is not what i was curious about. Just because your farm didnt do things one way dosnt mean its not a possibility. There are legit farms keeping turkeys and chickens in the orchard. Its maybe not common practice but common practice in farming right now isnt great by any...

Other sources were specialized towards gardening homesteading etc. There are alot of sources that state this online....even stating turkeys and chickens were traditionally kept in orchards (europe) and help get rid of pests fallen damaged or rotting fruit etc. I never said i wanted the turkeys...

You stated that as if all turkeys attack reflections in the windows when its more the case its a select few in certain lighting. Either way I dont mind the quirks and I certainly dont mind them staying close to the house. As a human where our species is hellbent on destruction of this planet and...

Other sources stated domestic turkeys are a good addition to an apple orchard. Does anyone here have domestic turkeys that are free range and the turkeys actually have preference of sleeping in the trees?

Hello there, Im starting a bird sanctuary and wanting to start with domestic turkeys (they are so unexpectedly cute aren't they?)...and I was thinking of helping keep the sanctuary funded with a u-pick orchard; maybe apple trees or seasonal pumpkins/melons. I was thinking 5 acres and max 20...