Wanting to get some turkeys!

flo12345

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Hi! I am thinking of getting some turkeys in the spring and I want to get some info on what breeds are good and that kind of stuff!
My big question is can I keep my turkeys with my chickens? I am building a new coop in the spring and my pen is plenty big enough. I may even make a little private turkey house. I live in the New England area so are there any certain diseases I would need to worry about?
I am only going to get 2 or 3 turkeys.
I'm not interested in eating my turkeys. I want to keep them as pets. So what is a nice calm and somewhat quiet breed? Quietness doesn't really matter but if some are quieter than others i would want those. :)
My last question is can they eat the same as my girls? Or do I need to get them special turkey feed?
Flo12345
 
I keep my turkeys and peafowl with chickens *and* I have had issues with histomoniasis (blackhead), so I keep lots of metronidazole (Flagyl, Fish-Zole, Meditrich) on hand for when I have an outbreak. Many people raise them together and never have any issues, I'm not that lucky, lol.

-Kathy
 
I keep my turkeys and peafowl with chickens *and* I have had issues with histomoniasis (blackhead), so I keep lots of metronidazole (Flagyl, Fish-Zole, Meditrich) on hand for when I have an outbreak. Many people raise them together and never have any issues, I'm not that lucky, lol.

-Kathy


Poor Kathy. It will get better.
 
I must ask what exactly is blackhead? I've heard of it but don't really know what it is....
 

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