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  1. ephiemarie

    Injured turkey hen—help!

    I’m sure this has been asked and answered in previous threads, but I’m too frazzled to search. I noticed today my bourbon red hen was keeping to the corner of the turkey run and sort of hunched over. When I opened the door for free time, she didn’t come running, so I investigated and found...
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    Overhead predator protection?

    One of last summer’s quarantine boredom projects was my woven garden fence. Since the area doesn’t get enough sun to grow a decent garden, I’m thinking of putting my coop inside the fenced area and using the space as a chicken play yard. I can line the interior of the fence with buried hardware...
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    My jake is turning into a straight up asshole. Help!

    My 8-month-old bourbon red jake has recently decided to turn into a jerk. He’s attacked everyone in the family over the last month, so I’ve resorted to carrying a rake whenever I’m near him, and the kids don’t go outside when he’s free ranging. Our turkey pair are strictly pets, and the hen is...
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    Nesting box location?

    It worked!! 😊 I made a safe corner in the coop and gave her a lightbulb.
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    Nesting box location?

    Would golf balls work as fake eggs? Or plastic Easter eggs? Or is that something I should order online?
  6. ephiemarie

    Nesting box location?

    Thank you for the replies! Their shed is set up with 2 roosts (landscape timbers cut to 4’ length) at different heights. The hen is able to walk under the shorter roost, but the tom is not. Currently the shorter roost is nearer the shed door. Could I just swap the roosts so the taller is in...
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    Nesting box location?

    My bourbon red pair spend their daytime hours in an enclosed outdoor pen and sleep locked in a 4x8 shed (just large enough for them each to roost on separate boards). If I construct a nesting box for my hen, should I put it outside or in the coop? Any eggs will be eaten, so she won’t be raising...
  8. ephiemarie

    What to do with turkey eggs?

    I have a male/female pair of Bourbon Reds but do not have the space for, nor interest in, raising poults this year. Hazel hasn’t laid any eggs yet, but when she does, what should I do with them? Are fertilized eggs edible?
  9. ephiemarie

    Overnight turkey housing?

    Thank you! They currently sleep indoors in a large wire dog crate. The little hut outside is a little bigger, but I know it won’t fit them for very long. The hut is inside a 15x20’ fenced area with buried fencing and bird netting covering the entire thing. Should I just leave them loose in there...
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    Overnight turkey housing?

    My 3 heritage breed poults are about 9 weeks old and fully feathered. I’d like to begin transitioning them to sleeping outdoors in the 4x4 pallet “hut” I built for them. The structure has a plywood floor, roof, and lockable doors, and 2 roosting boards. Someone suggested I wrap it in plastic or...
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    So many turkey questions!

  12. ephiemarie

    So many turkey questions!

    New to turkey raising, and I’m a little lost, but the birds seem to be thriving. I’ve got 3 poults that are about 8 weeks old—Eastern Wild, Narraganset/Bourbon Red, and a Royal Palm/Bourbon Red. The last two are half siblings and came from the same farm. They currently spend their days outside...
  13. ephiemarie

    Turkey coop/run/pen requirements? Help!

    Noted. I have this creature’s best interest at heart and was only seeking advice on how to keep him alive. Seeing as there are no DNR rehabilitation resources available where I live, I’ll quietly and anonymously go back to consulting Google for tips. I’m willing to risk paying a fine to prevent...
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    Turkey coop/run/pen requirements? Help!

    Again, thank you for your replies here. Yes, until today I fully believed Sam was a pheasant. It wasn’t until I saw a turkey hen with babies crossing the road that I noticed the distinct similarities and consulted Google. This whole time I have thought the little bump on his nose was a weird...
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    Turkey coop/run/pen requirements? Help!

    FYI: he sleeps in a slipper and likes to “nest” in my hair. ❤️
  16. ephiemarie

    Turkey coop/run/pen requirements? Help!

    Thanks, everyone! When we thought it was a pheasant, we knew that we were likely breaking the law in keeping him, but we couldn’t in good conscience just leave him outside to be eaten. He showed up the evening of July 3, and even if we had been able to find a rehab center or DNR resources, it...
  17. ephiemarie

    Turkey coop/run/pen requirements? Help!

    Earlier this month, my husband found an abandoned pheasant chick in the yard that would not leave. So we adopted him and have been raising him in an indoor heated brooder. Sweetest little thing ever! However, I realized today that Sam-the-pheasant is actually a wild turkey. I had already begun...
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