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Turkey or Muscoveys for raising meat birds?
I don't raise them, that's just what a search said of the age. We do bunnies for meat. -
Turkey or Muscoveys for raising meat birds?
Since Muscovy ducks can be processed at 10 weeks you can probably get more meat with the ducks in smaller packages. -
Mule Ducks!!
These were just selectively bred for certain characteristics and over time if the characteristics breed true can be called a breed/variety. They are still the same species and can cross with other mallard derived ducks to produce mutts Quote: What makes a mule a mule is when two... -
Turkey Talk for 2014
This is our first year, our Bourbon Red hen will christmas dinner. If all goes well, and we like the meat, we'l get some poults for next year and hold a trio back for breeding, -
Pecking my hens up....
I have a ladder roost and everyone insists on the top wrung. If they can't get a place their the find some where else. What breed is your turkey Martin? If it's a broad breasted maybe it's to big to get up there. -
Thanksgiving Turkey 2013
We'll be out of town so our little bourbon girl will be christmas dinner. -
Pinioning turkeys
I've never done it but this is what I found researching the idea. Pinioning needs to be done in the first day or to of life, after that it's a veterinary procedure. It might be appropriate if you were raising a large number of birds. If it's just a few birds trimming the flight feathers is... -
How long can a turkey hen be kept before butcher?
You can butcher and eat any time before the die of natural causes. -
Getting a female turkey in the spring-- what do I need to know?
Also check to see if you have blackhead disease in you area, this could preclude mixing the flocks. -
Scared My Turkeys Will Freeze This Winter! Any Advice Very Welcome!
I think turkeys can handle BC winters. Just give them a place they can get out of the weather if they want and a source of unfrozen water. -
Getting a female turkey in the spring-- what do I need to know?
Is the entrance to your coop large enough to accommodate a turkey? I'll be enlarging mine tonight. -
One day old poult questions
I'd wait til it's about the same size as your hens. They'll still be some squabbles but it should work out. -
Its getting close to Thanksgiving and this what I got...advice.
May be just herd him into the pen in the morning and start him off on finishing ration and turn him out with his buddies for the rest of the day. -
Feeders and waterers
I just use a hanging feeder like this: and I use chicken and hog nipples on a bucket, like this: Chicken nipple Hog nipple The hog nipple is screwed into the side of the bucket. -
Best breed for urban homestead?
I'm going to disagree with popsicle you can keep heritage breeds if you build a covered run.. You could also use a tall fence and clip wings, this is what I do. -
Turkeys For 2013
I think it would hang out with your other turkey. I'm not a big fan of tethering anything really, without supervision a tethered animal is helpless against a predator. -
Muscovy keepers share your pics!
This is done with chickens. I have a low wattage compact florescent fixture on a timer in my coop. It comes on at 4:00 am and goes of around 10:00 am. -
Why compost ?!?
Dog and cat poo should not be composted as they can contain pathogens that most compost piles don't get hot enough to kill. Another added benefit of composting is that less goes into the trash. Between the compost pile, the chickens and recycling we only use on 30 gallon garbage a week, and...- Fat Man
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Should I raise turkeys?
I'm raising my first turkey this year and this is my experience so far. Mine runs with the chickens. Caveats are that you need to feed a higher protein feed and if you have blackhead disease in your area they can't be on the same ground as chickens. They're birds, hens lay eggs, just not...