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In the Brooder
- Jul 11, 2015
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Turkey
I’m designing a community farm and I was wondering if you could do both or one of the following for me and either answer a few questions I have and or read over my care sheet and tell me if there’s any wrong information or things you would do differently.
Questions
Male to female hatch rate
Amount of amoxicillin to be used
Write up
Turkeys
Special care
Temperament
Generally calm
Disease symptoms
Cost
Egg cost 5.75
Chick cost 13.50
Chick to grower feed amount 5.35lbs
Grower to butcher feed amount 21.86lbs
Maintainer feed amount 8.71lbs
Enclosure
Size
5sf
Height
2f
Fence type
Chicken Wire
Shelter
Three sided coop
Equipment
Grit, water, food and calcium dish. Nest box.
Terrain
Dirt, grass
Diet
Feed type
Turkey maintainer or chicken maintainer 16%
Amount
Unlimited
Minerals/other
Grit. Calcium
Breeding
Sexing
Males have larger gobbler and tail.
Ratio
1-5 medium sized. 1-3 for large
Age
7 months male and female. Stops at 10 years
Season
Spring-summer
Diet
Added calcium dish and
Eggs
Clutch size and numbers per year
10-14. 180 per year
Collecting time
Morning
Storing
14 days, room temperature, 70 80% humidity
Hatch time
31
Incubation temp
100
Humidity
55%
Candling
6 days
Stop turning
28
Lock down
75%
Move to brooder
Dry
Brooder
Size
1sf per bird
Height
12 inches
Temperature decreasing
6 weeks
Feed type length
Chick starter chicken or turkey 16%. 6 weeks
Water dishes
No marbles
Special nutrients
Grit
Grow out pen
Size
5sf
Feed type length
Butcher
Butcher age
6 months
I’m designing a community farm and I was wondering if you could do both or one of the following for me and either answer a few questions I have and or read over my care sheet and tell me if there’s any wrong information or things you would do differently.
Questions
Male to female hatch rate
Amount of amoxicillin to be used
Write up
Turkeys
Special care
Temperament
Generally calm
Disease symptoms
Cost
Egg cost 5.75
Chick cost 13.50
Chick to grower feed amount 5.35lbs
Grower to butcher feed amount 21.86lbs
Maintainer feed amount 8.71lbs
Enclosure
Size
5sf
Height
2f
Fence type
Chicken Wire
Shelter
Three sided coop
Equipment
Grit, water, food and calcium dish. Nest box.
Terrain
Dirt, grass
Diet
Feed type
Turkey maintainer or chicken maintainer 16%
Amount
Unlimited
Minerals/other
Grit. Calcium
Breeding
Sexing
Males have larger gobbler and tail.
Ratio
1-5 medium sized. 1-3 for large
Age
7 months male and female. Stops at 10 years
Season
Spring-summer
Diet
Added calcium dish and
Eggs
Clutch size and numbers per year
10-14. 180 per year
Collecting time
Morning
Storing
14 days, room temperature, 70 80% humidity
Hatch time
31
Incubation temp
100
Humidity
55%
Candling
6 days
Stop turning
28
Lock down
75%
Move to brooder
Dry
Brooder
Size
1sf per bird
Height
12 inches
Temperature decreasing
6 weeks
Feed type length
Chick starter chicken or turkey 16%. 6 weeks
Water dishes
No marbles
Special nutrients
Grit
Grow out pen
Size
5sf
Feed type length
Butcher
Butcher age
6 months