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Branman1971

Branman1971

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Feb 25, 2013
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I was given a couple BBW turkey's the other day and they were hatched I believe in November. I have a tom and a hen and they are both as sweet as can be. They are also HUGE and were raised for the local livestock show here. The tom had some laser thing done to his toes and he walks ok but pretty slow. The hen has a toe that is sort of bent to the side and she has a slight limp. I am feeding them the same feed I give my chickens which is layer feed, scratch. I am wondering if I could put these two on a diet to help them get around a bit better. They are fed 1/2 cup each in the morning and at night. They should be getting plenty excersize cause they follow me all over the place. Please forgive me I don't know much about turkey's. When they were offered to me I didn't think it through. I believe they were given to us for food. Lol Thanks.
 
In my opinion, I don't think there is much you can do. They are a meat bird. You would have to pen them up 24/7 and feed them a different feed. I don't even do that with my thanksgiving turkeys that I raise. I just try to give them as good a life as possible till their time to go.
 
Branman1971 said:
I was given a couple BBW turkey's the other day and they were hatched I believe in November. I have a tom and a hen and they are both as sweet as can be. They are also HUGE and were raised for the local livestock show here. The tom had some laser thing done to his toes and he walks ok but pretty slow. The hen has a toe that is sort of bent to the side and she has a slight limp. I am feeding them the same feed I give my chickens which is layer feed, scratch. I am wondering if I could put these two on a diet to help them get around a bit better. They are fed 1/2 cup each in the morning and at night. They should be getting plenty excersize cause they follow me all over the place. Please forgive me I don't know much about turkey's. When they were offered to me I didn't think it through. I believe they were given to us for food. Lol Thanks.
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Hi there, congrats on your new Pets.
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This is our "Turtee" she was about 6 months old when we got her, and she is now about 9 yrs old. Keep up the exercise and allow them to eat whatever they want outside, the grass and leaves will be less fattening than any feed you give them. Limit the layer and scratch, my girl loves fruit so that is a healthy low-cal treat you could give them. Turtee has no claws and her toes look like clubs on the ends so she may have had the lasering or the tips were just cut off, I'm not sure. She escaped from a local processing plant where she was to be slaughtered, she hid in a friend's yard and eventually ended up with us. She has become a beloved member of our flock and while we know she is getting quite old we will miss her terribly when she goes, she has been a wonderful pet. Keep

them as lean as possible and you could have them quite a while.
 

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