Recent content by peltierk
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Turkeys roosting everywhere!
We have threebronze broad breasted Turks and one Naraganset heritage, all about 4 months old. All free range for a few hours during the day with our ducks, and stay in the same coop/run at night. The BBB have taken to roosting on top of things we wish they wouldn’t- in fact, it scares me they’ll... -
Turkey Feeder and Waterer Ideas
I am looking for ideas to automate my turkey feeders and waterers. I have 11 bronze Broad Breasted, and they Can be pretty overwhelming when I go in to feed them. Right now, I have a 5 gal bucket with three pvc elbows for feed Placed on some cinderblocks, and they do ok with it but I think... -
I need some Turkey help!!
I had a duckling push a turkey poult in the corner Of the brooder and peck it to death. The turkey was also never really dry because the ducklings partied hard in the water. So keep theM separate for sure, even if it’s just by a partition in the brooder. Also, turkeys need 28% protein... -
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What To Use For A Duck Pond And How To Keep It Clean??????
We use a kiddie pool and put a kitchen drain in it. When the stopper is removed, it drains down a pipe we attached that leads right to my veggie garden. Once it all drains, I rinse it and all the muck washes into the garden too. It does take some doing to remove the debris from the drain so it... -
Weeds
I’ve been picking my garden weeds and tosssing them in to my flock for a while-they see that blue bucket and come running now! They like the treat and it gives them something to entertain themselves. On hot days, I wet the bucket a bit for some extra water intake.- peltierk
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- Forum: Feeding & Watering Your Flock
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Why won’t they swim?!
We have two Rouen and one rescued Mallard duck. We also have 9 chickens, three 8week old turkeys and one half grown turkey. They have all grown up together and get along fine, it appears. We had a kiddie pool for the ducks, and they used it often and gleefully. Then, we raised it on top of three...