Thank you for your replies. Four have hatched. We thought we had them penned safely but unfortunately one founds it’s way out and the Tom killed it. We took the other three and have them under a heat lamp. She has three more eggs under her that haven’t hatched
Our turkey laid 7 eggs and has been sitting on them now for about 9 days. We estimate that should hatch at the earliest June 1st. My question is, she’s in a chicken yard with 7 other chickens and our Tom. Should we just fence off the area around her or should we remove the chicks as they’re...
Hi! I was wondering if anyone else is raising turkeys with their chickens. We have two, a Tom and a hen named Christmas and Easter. They’re a lot of fun and their hilarious to watch. They live with our eight chickens. They have their own turkey roost while the chickens have their own coop. They...
I have two 3.5 month old turkeys housed in with my 8 chickens. I think one turkey is a Tom but not sure. The one I think is a Tom keeps chasing my oldest hen and pecking her neck/head and jumping on her back with its feet. Is this normal behavior? Do turkeys kill chickens?