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How long to acclimate a new jake
When ever we bring a new bird into our flocks we quarantine them for a month. Even though they look perfectly healthy you have no way of knowing if they are carriers or have been exposed to something your flock hasn't. Steve Absolutely! - I know where all of my stuff comes from - these are... -
How long to acclimate a new jake
My introduction experience extends to bourbon reds, all of my introductions, male or female, have been caged under one day The Absolute ideal is: Introduce him by the roost when the others are just flying up to roost there will be disagreements but they have priorities PLENTY of FEED... -
Going broody?
hmmm... What kind of hen is Trudy? (great name by the way) Keep us updated as to your observations... does she care for the eggs? Try leaving one of the eggs just at the extent of her reach and see if she puts it away at night, You can also mark the eggs (with pencil) and see if she turns... -
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Going broody?
If she is sitting at night, she IS broody. If she has not already, she will stop laying eggs soon. If you take the eggs away you will end up with a turkey that will not lay, look quite confused, try to steal a nest and mope around for a while. 9 eggs is enough to make a hen broody- - - from my... -
Can you force a hen to sit or do some hens just not sit?
When was the last time she was with a tom? When was the last time she laid? Sounds like you debroodied her. Most of the time I do this intentionally to keep them laying, sounds like you did it just in time to catch her in the latest phase after she quit laying, she is stuck there - it shouldn't... -
Can you keep a turkey with chickens?
Normally yes, many of us do. If your area suffers of blackhead, you will not be able to, if you lose a turkey from it, don't bother trying again. I don't keep chickens, I use Khaki Campbell ducks for eggs... some people think that ducks don't carry the parasite. Shad -
Is this splayed leg on my new poult? Photos!
Not quite sure what it is called (FOS) Flip Over Syndrome or something like that! I had a poulet a couple of years ago that would do this! He too was a week little guy out of one of the first eggs of the year. I put him in a small box inside the brooder and packed paper towles around him so he... -
Turkey had to be put down... =(
She may likely have gotten caught up in something... What happens in most areas on a turkey is that the wound starts as a moderate and simple to fix cut, once cut, the skin recedes back from the cut and exposes a huge portion of the turkey... usually by the time you find them they are too far... -
My turkeys don't understand the birds & the bees
I have yet to see a turkey egg. I don't know if she is hiding them someplace or not. So, does this mean that eggs this year will not be good for hatching? They will not be any good if you cannot find them... Don't worry about it... this will all come with time...they will figure it out... they... -
Turkey with an abcess on its ankle. (WARNING SOME PUSS)
Fantastic Post! Please keep us informed as to her recovery, What is your plan to prevent infection, her nails appear as though she is free range. -
mingling turkey poults with chicks
We ALWAYS and intentionally hatch chicks with turkeys and leave them together (though all of the eggs come from the our two farms so diseases are not a concern) the chicks save us the trouble of teaching the poults what to eat. There are a few diseased that can be carried over through an egg... -
Turkeys and Wild Turkeys
I have seen quite a bit of this in my area, many will readily and freely cross breed with the wild turkeys. It is a numbers thing, the way I FEEL about this is if you have 10 - 14 domesticated turkeys that are established on your property this is enough for the social turkey rafter. Often... -
My turkeys don't understand the birds & the bees
Will they eventually shape up? They are one yr. old - Yes. They are old enough to know better now. -
Alfalfa and turkeys - does it make the meat bitter?
The only thing that makes my turkeys bitter is when I take their eggs (someone had to say it) Since we had a very rough winter this year, the ground was covered with snow, and since alfalfa prices were the same as hay, I have been feeding my Barbados alfalfa, the turkeys have made a game out...