Hi, BYC family!
Three of my BBW turkeys are showing symptoms as dullness, eyes closed while standing up huddled burying their heads in the feathers of their back.
Hi, BYC family!
Three of my BBW turkeys are showing symptoms as dullness, eyes closed while standing up huddled and their heads are turning yellow in a way. Looks like the skin around the neck at the base around the pin feathers are also getting yellow. Could that be a problem with bile...
It's gotten a lot better now. I finally concluded it an outcome of a fierce fight battle!😁 They have been fighting a lot lately and I think they are trying to establish their order. There nine males and just one female at the moment 22+ weeks now.
Crossing a broad breasted bronze(BBB) male with a broad breasted white(BBW) female or BBB female with a BBW male would result in what breed and how will the weight gain pattern be like? Would the resulting breed be as a heavy as these two or heavier or lighter? Has anyone done this before? What...
Yea, you are right @R2elk, may be he didn't notice. The prices are quite about ½ less. A kilogram of turkey meat would normally go for around GHC 45-50, which is around USD 8. The market is not so much of an online thing, but online presence counts a lot as you are able to reach out to a large...
Thanks so much, @Huntmaster for this. I raise my BBW turkeys for 6-7 months before processing. People down here are concerned about the weight rather quality and flavour. They don't even know what a heritage or broad breasted turkey is, all they know is they want turkey meat. Only a few are...
Thanks so much for the response. People down here don't even care the source of their meat, all they know is I am getting turkey meat and that's all. But, I care a lot to make my meat be of high quality and flavour as best as I can. I appreciate you, man!
I let my BBWs have overall four(4)+ hours of time outdoors in the field where they eat grass and hunt insects. They come out at 07-09 in the morning and at 16-18 in the afternoon. No antibiotics, unless I am treating a bird. I also do give them bitter leaves plus the ones they forage when they...
Been learning a lot about them lately and it's like tick all the boxes. Maternal instincts(no need for incubation and it's related problems), natural mating(no AI), self sustenance(less money spent on acquiring birds and feed as they free range more and can reproduce for me), stronger and...
It keeps closing the left eye and is not as active though it still struts around. Only 16 weeks old. Was thinking it may be as a result of an accidental crush or fighting. The other eye is completely fine. What's wrong and what can I do?