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  1. KristinMarie

    Brave Hawk!

    I was sitting at a stone table in my flower garden today, letting my 13 turkey poults (7 1/2 weeks old) get some outside time. I don't let them free range yet, like my 65 chickens do, because they are still young. Several of them were under the bench I was sitting on and the others were at arm's...
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    Turkey call meanings?

    I have heritage turkey poults that are a few days old. I am a new turkey-mom, but have had chickens for a couple of years. I have learned all of the chicken calls and recognize what each means when I hear it. I enjoy knowing what each means because I feel like I can better care for them if I...
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    Brooding poults outside in the heat

    I am getting my first set of poults on Wednesday. I have an outdoor chicken tractor which I built to use as a brooder. It has worked well for chicken chicks in the past but I always got my babies in the spring. I live in the deep south and the temperature has been in the mid 90's and has even...
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    Any experienced heritage turkey keepers willing to give tips to a beginner?

    I have been keeping chickens for about a year and have decided to try my hand at heritage turkeys. I am getting my order of 6 Blue Slates, 6 Bourbon Reds, and 3 Narragansettes in June and I assumed that, like chickens, I would be able to find lots of experienced people, or at the very least...
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