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I agree with Turkey Guru on this, I LIKE my turkeys but I am never overly friendly with them. I have never made one a "pet" and I dont recommend others to either. I think that the reason I haven't ever been attacked (knock on wood) is that they aren't scared of me but they know better then to mistake me as an equal. Plus they might have seen me "process" a few of their cousins and such. After the initial attack I will guarantee you that he/she would end up in the oven, I wouldn't care if it was my most beautiful tom.
Getting back to the protein level Dust bunny, I think that you did exactly what I would have done if I would have taken the BBB. I would have given her something pretty low in protein but with my others I feed them more protein then the recommended 28 percent because I think that they fill out into nicer birds later on. I guess in my mind the bigger that I can get them as poults the better off they are, but you have to walk a fine line and not get them too heavy. I am a lot different then most though and maybe its just my experiences though. For instance, and it may just be coincidence, but when I breed pure bloods (bourbon reds, blue slates, bronze (unimproved), royal palm) to other like birds it seems like I run into more problems with health and such (the public wants pure bloods). BUT when I get mixed breed poults they just seem to be more self sufficient and have better health. In my mind its the same reason that you try to avoid registered boer goats and stuff. There is a reason all of those old timers are crossing those goats, its for health. I would like to see if there are others out there that have the same thoughts. Like I said, it may just be my experiences in the past playing some part in this. Luck of the draw if you will.
Getting back to the protein level Dust bunny, I think that you did exactly what I would have done if I would have taken the BBB. I would have given her something pretty low in protein but with my others I feed them more protein then the recommended 28 percent because I think that they fill out into nicer birds later on. I guess in my mind the bigger that I can get them as poults the better off they are, but you have to walk a fine line and not get them too heavy. I am a lot different then most though and maybe its just my experiences though. For instance, and it may just be coincidence, but when I breed pure bloods (bourbon reds, blue slates, bronze (unimproved), royal palm) to other like birds it seems like I run into more problems with health and such (the public wants pure bloods). BUT when I get mixed breed poults they just seem to be more self sufficient and have better health. In my mind its the same reason that you try to avoid registered boer goats and stuff. There is a reason all of those old timers are crossing those goats, its for health. I would like to see if there are others out there that have the same thoughts. Like I said, it may just be my experiences in the past playing some part in this. Luck of the draw if you will.