Hi, I am wondering if anyone else out there is in charge of their Poultry Barn during the fair? A friend of mine and I are in charge of the Poultry Barn (She's Open Class & I'm 4-H). In the past, we have had a "chicken thief" come through our poultry barn and steal birds from the 4-H...
Hello, I appreciate all the insight everyone has posted on keeping a broad breasted bronze as a pet. We ended up with two this year - a tom and a hen that imprinted on us right away and follow us like our dogs. Needless to say they did NOT get sold at the 4-H auction! My question is how do...
I apologize if this was answered somewhere in this thread (didn't have time to read the 2700+ pages) :) I have two broody hens. The first one, Evie, had 6 original eggs under her - but I didn't realize I should mark them. Ended up with about 16 total before I isolated her from the rest of...
Hi, I have a hen and a tom - at least pretty darned sure of the sex on the hen, has only exhibited hen characteristics until now. They are both Bronze turkeys - bought & raised together and just over 3 months old. Just started occasionally fighting two days ago. Scarlett will get close to...
Hi, I too have a hen and a tom - at least pretty darned sure of the sex on the hen, has only exhibited hen characteristics until now. They are both Bronze turkeys - bought & raised together and just over 3 months old. Just started occasionally fighting two days ago. Scarlett will get close to...
Hi, I too have a hen and a tom - at least pretty darned sure of the sex on the hen, has only exhibited hen characteristics until now. They are both Bronze turkeys - bought & raised together and just over 3 months old. Just started occasionally fighting two days ago. Scarlett will get close to...
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have a hen and a tom - at least pretty darned sure of the sex on the hen, has only exhibited hen characteristics until now. They are both Bronze turkeys - bought & raised together and just over 3 months old. Just started occasionally fighting two days ago. Scarlett will get close to...
Hi, I too have a hen and a tom - at least pretty darned sure of the sex on the hen, has only exhibited hen characteristics until now. They are both Bronze turkeys - bought & raised together and just over 3 months old. Just started occasionally fighting two days ago. Scarlett will get close to...
I have these two broad breasted bronze turkeys, they are almost 4 you months old. I think from their behavior that I have a Tom and a Hen. In the last couple of days my hen has been "talking" to the Tom in a way that totally ticks him off then they start fighting. Before this the hen only...
Thank you both for the feedback. I was concerned because I had heard that a switch in food could cause some major problems. These birds are for my daughters 4-H project so I want to do things right. I've never raised turkeys before and am learning as we go.
I let my daughter twist my rubber arm a few weeks ago while at the feed store and we ended up going home with two 3 day old turkey poults. I had just recently moved the 18 chicks out of my sewing room and into the coop outside so had to reset up the brooder again for these VERY loud mouthed...