turkeys

  1. J

    Breeding turkeys for the first time

    i have had turkeys, chickens and ducks for years. Turkeys for meat and chickens and ducks for eggs. This spring i ordered heritage breed turkeys (Blue Slate) and slaughtered all but 1 tom and 3 hens. I would like them to naturally breed and raise their young. I would like to harvest all eggs...
  2. SemiQ

    How many Turkey's do you need for breeding?

    Okay, so I was wondering how many heritage turkeys would you need for them to live comfortably together and breed? I have heard people say 1 Tom to 5 hens and I've even heard 1 Tom to 15 hens. I'm not looking to breed for meat or anything. I was just wondering since one day I hope to have some...
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    • breeding pets poults turkeys
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  3. AudieWarren

    Squad goals

    Just a typical day around the farm. Taking pictures of the flock.
  4. shedinator

    Narragansett Breeding Trio and Mobile Coop - CT

    These three hatched last summer and I got them in late winter. Proven breeders from a good line - unfortunately, a well-timed power outage caused me to lose all their eggs (there's a thread about it elsewhere), but they'd produced 20 fertile eggs this spring. Hoop coop on wheels is 12'x8'...
  5. F

    5 Day Old VS. 1 Day Old

    So I have hatched peeps out before. All different kinds. Chickens, ducks, peafowl, etc. This is my first time hatching out Turkeys. My first came on Sunday (5days Old today) and my second one came last night. Well i gave the youngest time to dry off and figure out his legs. I tried to introduce...
  6. libarena

    Coop training guinea fowl??

    Need some ideas. Currently doing the bell training approach and letting out a few at a time. They’re probably about 12 weeks old? And are quite friendly with me since I started doing the bell training but I am so nervous about letting them out as a group because once they are out, they LOVE...
    • libarena
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    • bell training coop training guinea fowl muscovy ducks turkeys
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    • Forum: Guinea Fowl
  7. M

    Aggressive Female Turkey

    Hello, So I have a problem and im not sure how to deal with it. About 2 months ago a horned owl killed one of my roosters so I decided to get a Turkey, She has been great up to this point, infact she is still enjoys talking to me, following me and being petted. However about 2 weeks ago I went...
    • McMasters
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    • chickens ducks turkeys
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    • Forum: Turkeys
  8. fiberdrunk

    Sick Narragansett Turkey (respiratory)

    I've been pretty lucky with my chickens and turkeys for the past several years, but now I'm seeing our first respiratory infection in an adult male Narragansett turkey (6 years old). Normally he free-ranges (keeps close to home, though... he's never been a wanderer) and comes home to roost in a...
  9. Brittwearsboots

    Another rookie question.

    Can you wait a day or so to take the auto turner out if your eggs are a couple days apart?
  10. Orpingtons43

    Getting Turkeys!! Need some info though!

    Hello All, I plan on getting turkeys possibly next week from a local breeder. I’d be getting 2 or 3 hens and 1 gobbler (male). They’d be about half grown. What do I need to feed them? Can turkey’s free-range? Thanks
  11. Flamens Farm

    Hello from Sumter, SC

    I have been raising chickens for about 5 years, added turkeys 2 years ago and a couple of ducks last year and 3 guineas. Incubated my first eggs last year with not very good results. it is a learning process. But so far have hatched out 24 chicks and 2 guineas this month so I am on a roll! Right...
  12. aaronhealy74

    Strange Parasites on young chicks

    So I have to problems to ask about, one of my chickens hatched 5 baby chicks last week and over the last three days they've been dying one by one. This morning there were two left that looked healthy to me but this afternoon I found them both dead in the chicken coop. On closer inspection I saw...
  13. BabySweetsTurkeys

    Hello! :) :) :)

    Hello everyone! My name is Allivia and I’m new here but here’s some things about me! :) 1) I’ve owned chickens and other poultry my whole life. Sadly tho, I had a house fire in 2012 and someone stole my ducks, some chickens and let the rest of them out of the coop and they were attacked by a...
  14. BabySweetsTurkeys

    Spoiled turkeys?

    I think they’re definitely spoiled, especially my female BabySweets! They’ll be turning 5 May 10!❤️
  15. Arcadian Orchard

    Arcadian Orchard

    Several years ago we moved away from the urban grind sort of lifestyle and took up "Homesteading" on a little spot of ground that we call "Arcadian Orchard"... building our own little version of Eden where we garden, raise poultry and pigs and cook up big piles of food. The more food we can grow...
    • mandelyn
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  16. majasdee

    Are minted peas okay for ducks, chickens and turkeys?

    Can anyone tell me if minted peas are okay for ducks, chickens and turkeys? I know normal peas are just not sure about minted. I hate minted peas so thought I'd give my babies a treat rather than toss them out. Can anyone also what treats are suitable for them as well especially for turkey...
  17. jpepmiller

    Turkeys Not Eating

    I just bought a pair of year old turkeys that have been free ranges all their lives but I have them in a run for now while they get used to me. I’ve been feeding them a mixture of hen scratch(milo,cracked corn, etc), layer pellets, and even sweet feed, but it doesn’t seem like they care much for...
  18. SugarGroveFarm

    Mixed Flock Information (What Can You Keep Together?)

    Hello everyone! Just looking for some information on birds that you can keep together. I am interested in chickens, ducks, geese, swans, turkeys, and peafowl. Can you keep all of these birds together in one large flock? Thanks in advance for any information and advice!
  19. jpepmiller

    New To Turkeys.. Question about egg laying

    so I just bought a pair of adult bronze turkeys a couple of days ago and have them in a medium-sized holding pen until I get there big run finished. I knew that the hen would start laying soon, but I went out today and found an egg in the middle of the pen. I had a nesting area in the pen for...
  20. FreeBird1

    Sweetgrass Turkeys

    Hi All, I am looking for Sweetgrass Turkeys fertile eggs or poults. Does anyone know of a breeder, preferably on the west coast? Thanks in advance!
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