So I should take them to a game warden? I've never been in any kind of trouble and I'm a church going woman and I'm not going to jail over 6 little poults. However, now that they're here they have had constant supervision, I haven't slept a full night since they arrived to make sure they're...
The more responses I'm reading, the more I'm seeing this isn't going to happen. Looks like I'm a new Turkey mom and I'm going to need a lot of information to give these babies a good life. Looks like I'm in the right place, so I know I can do it!
I don't know anything about wildlife laws in TN. All I know is my son was cutting in a hayfield and he saw the hen leave the nest. From fear, of course. He watched the nest to see if she'd return, knowing once a hen is run off her nest she won't return. He hoped, against nature, she would but...
I've dug deeply into this subject cause I have 6 newly hatched turkey poults. You definitely need to buy a Turkey Starter, or Wild Game Starter. Either way, the keyword is "starter". The brand is up to you. Poults need high amounts of protein, 28% - 30%, to be exact. Turkey's are large birds...
Thank you so much! I've been scared and looking everywhere for answers and I think I'll safely find everything I'm looking for here. Now I can feel excited about this fun, new journey!
Do I need to add chick grit to Purina Turkey Starter for 5 day old turkey poults? I asked for game starter and was given Poultry Feed and I don't believe there's enough protein my poults need
Hi! Logan is my 24 year old son who loves the outdoors and wildlife. He had me incubate and hatch 8 turkey eggs, 2 of which sadly didn't survive. The remaining 6 seem to be thriving and I'm working diligently to keep it that way. I'm the surrogate mom and I want to help release these guys into...