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    what is considered normal breeding behavior for turkeys?

    OK...total newbie here. I'm wondering what normal behavior is during breeding season. We have 1 Narragansett tom (named Jerry), and 4 Narri hens. They just started laying about 3-4 weeks ago but do not seem interested in breeding at all. Jerry continually struts, and has managed to mount a few...
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    cross beaked chick... can I trim it?

    We have our very first chicks that were hatched by our "special needs" BO 5 weeks ago. My favorite... spunky, smart, bold and adventurous, has a very crossed beak. The bottom beak goes to the right and the top beak goes to the left. What I'm wondering is what is the remedy for this? Would it...
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    "Sissy" Tom or "Tomboy" hen?

    I'm not savvy enough to post pics, but I just got a 5 or 6 month old Narragansett Turkey 3 days ago to replace the male we recently lost, and it is not like our previous male at all. (There was no question that "Stripes" was a male). This new one is tall and slender with a very distinctive...
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    BelovedTom found dead last Friday

    I am new to turkeys and all other country things. Anyway, we have four 5 month old hens and had 1 tom the same age, they're Narragansetts. The Tom has had kaki colored diarrhea off and on for several weeks, other than that he showed no other signs of illness...no ruffled feathers, maybe...
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    Is my "special needs" BO broody or sick?

    "Buffy" has always been a little "off" She got splay leg when she was a young chick and is still pretty gimpy when she walks. It has recently gotten worse. She is at the very bottom of the pecking order and stays aloof from the other hens. when she was about 8 weeks old, we don't know how...
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    Greetings from the beautiful mountains of southern Colorado

    Well, I'm sitting here watching a huge snow storm in progress. I've lurked around BYC for a few months and have finally joined. So I know alot more of you by name than you know me. We got our very first 15 chicks Feb 20th from Meyers Hatchery and raised them in a large dog kennel that I...
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