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5/19/08 at 6:39pm
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And I hope it isn't a big one.  I have a mixed hatch of chicks, ducklings and a lone turkey.  Since I don't want to brood the turkey alone and make him more mentally unbalanced than a turkey is normally, how do I feed him/her.  It is a Royal Palm btw.  Do heritage turks need the high protein like the fast growers do or can I get by with him with chick starter?  Another option is to mix chik and turkey starter 50/50 to get a 24% feed and feed the chicks a bit rich and the turkey a bit lower protein then a normal turkey starter.  Any body got a good opinion on this?

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5/19/08 at 7:28pm

I have raised all my turkeys BR with my baby chicks on chick starter. Raised baby emus on same thing. They all are happy and healthy. When turkeys get older i up the protien a little since they are around the peafowl, plus they free range too.smile

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Living and working on a Zoo farm - 300 plus chickens, fancy pigeons, Sebbies geese, turkey, crested ducks, peafowl, ornamental pheasant and ducks, Black swans, Egyptian geese, African Crowned Cranes, Emu, fainting goats, mini zebu, mini horses,mini donkey, alpacas, llamas, horses, 5 Great Pyrenees and a cat.
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