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just a question
Good advice, just leave her alone. Her metabolism slows way down when she is sitting on eggs so she will not need much food or water, but put it in close proximity and make it available when she is ready. Happy egg hatching. -
Turkeys and Chickens Together
I love them, glasses that is. I never realized how aggressive young two week old turkey's can become if overcrowding becomes an issue. I'm nursing a couple of poults that fell victim to the other ones and got their rear end's, literally, pecked till they were bloody and swollen. Those little... -
When do Turkeys start Laying
Yep, that's about right. Six months is a good rule of thumb for both chickens and turkeys to start laying. Most of the initial eggs won't be fertile, but give her and him time, you will have pullets all over the place. -
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Turkeys and Chickens Together
I agree, once an adult chicken or turkey becomes cannibalistic you can't break them, you can only isolate or butcher them to save the rest of the flock. This is also a learned behavior as well, if you don't remove them others will take up the behavior. The only other option may be to have their... -
Turkeys and Chickens Together
If the coop is big enough you can raise them together, but when they start breeding and laying you really should separate them because they will fight. Some say you should not raise turkeys and chicken together due to diseases, but I raise them together and have had no problems thus far. -
Comment by 'DNA Ranch' in article 'Marans Cuckoo By Littlecreekfarm'
At what age do they start laying eggs? Ours are about 5 months and they started sitting in their boxes, but no eggs thus far.- DNA Ranch
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