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  1. Michael Mellen

    I am confused as to why this happened?

    I went to my turkey pen today and found feathers everywhere! Nothing got into the pen, but found one of my turkey hens nearly featherless, piled into the corner breathing hard. I might would expect this if it were a tom, but this is a hen. Why would the rest pick on a hen? This confuses me...
  2. Michael Mellen

    Asking for help to identify this problem.

    There is a large black spot covering the back of one of my largest toms head. When I first saw this, I was so afraid it was "blackhead". My turkeys have never been close to chickens, the closest the chickens to my turkeys are more than 1,000 feet away locked in a pen. This bird does not have...
  3. Michael Mellen

    Problems with wolves

    This morning two wolves were trying to get into my turkey pen. By the time I got my gun, they were gone. I can see where they were working at one end of the pen trying to get in. I hate to have to shoot them, they are such beautiful animals; but I have so much invested in my turkeys and I am...
  4. Michael Mellen

    When to place the poults outside and what to look for?

    They are about 3 weeks old and have their feathers, and they are doing great! They are getting too big for the brooder that I have them in, and was wanting to put them into have pen outside. I constructed a large pen of small chicken wire, but yet to put the roof on. I live in Florida so the...
  5. Michael Mellen

    Bedding for Turkey Poults (or chicks)

    Question: what is the safest thing I could use for bedding? It was suggested by someone I know to use paper towels to line the bed. This suggestion cost me 4 poults as they were eating the towels. I am using chick starter, the local feed store told me that is for turkeys as well. I need to...
  6. Michael Mellen

    Hello everyone

    Hello all, I do not know much about livestock but I am wanting to learn. The only livestock I have ever raised was rabbits. I am now interested in raising turkeys and I hope to learn a bit from everyone here. I know this is a "chicken" group but I still hope that I can get some information on...
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