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Time to butcher?
I have 6 16 week old turkeys that I'm keen to butcher. The poo is just getting to be too much for me so wondered how soon can I butcher them? Ready for them to go, driving me nuts. -
Introducing new chicks to adults?
We just acquired six 8 week old bantams. Right now they are in a pen by themselves but we would like to put them in with the others we have. We have 3 hens and 1 rooster, fully grown and quite big breeds (Orpington and CobbX). Is there a certain age that they should be introduced to each...- nznelson
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shocked and saddened :(
I just checked on one our free range turkey nests and there are only 6 eggs remaining when there were 17 just 2 days ago. I'm so upset. And highly annoyed. This hen comes off often whereas the other one rarely does. It's taken her a month to lay that many. I'm so mad that something else has... -
Disappearing Hen?
My husband and I are new to this turkey business. We've only got 2 hens and a tom, all free ranged. Nearly 8 weeks ago the sisters had a communal nest and we now have 8 cute hatchlings They are sitting again. Well we know one is. But the other one has disappeared. She vanished 8 days ago... -
Aggressive Tom
Seven months ago we purchased 2 hens and a tom. All are free ranged. Nearly 8 weeks ago both hens successfully hatched eggs in a communal nest. Now they are nesting again so Thomas is looking after the chicks. We've noticed that he is getting aggressive with our daughters and will start to...