I have had my Tom for 3 years now, along with a few hens. Over time we lost all but him and 1 hen and now he is super aggressive towards me. He tries to peck me and jumps at me. He has always been so friendly until now. I have always been able to pet, hug, and hold him. It breaks my heart. Is...
I have a mix of Royal Palm, Bronze and Sweetgrass. 8 all together with 2 males. They are laying eggs like crazy and 1 is sitting. Is it likely the others will kill the babies if they hatch?
My daughter brought 2 of these brown turkeys home from school and I wasn't sure what kind they were. They are 1 week younger than my royal Palms and quite a bit bigger.
I'm surrounded by woods but we don't really see coons. Hoping it stays that way! Our turkeys are very social. They are 12 weeks and are constantly trying to perch on our shoulders. This is all new to us but we have had so much fun with them!
They will not be Thanksgiving dinner :) just pets. So far so good with predators. The pen is pretty close to the house and we have 2 dogs that keep most pests away. We have the fence and the netting goes all the way down. Fingers crossed that it's enough.
Thanks! We are still looking into venting. Right now we leave the 1 door open all the time. We have 4 Royal Palms, 2 Montana Sweetgrass, and 2 I'm not sure...bronze I think.