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2 days ago I fed my turkey 50 superworms. Yesterday I fed her 200 mealworms Today I fed her 75 large crickets. She's addicted but is it bad for turkey's health. thanks.

Thank you for the reply, feedman77. Yes, that's exactly what she's doing. I don't know why she is mad at my feet or want to be more dominant than my feet. She likes to be held and petted but just hates my feet. No one ever abused her.

I have a 2-3 month old "hen". When my uncle first got it, the farmer said it is a female. This "hen" kept having weird behavior at my feet scratches, pecks, and lies on it.... then walks back, droops "her" wings, frizzles "her" feathers to make "her"self look big, then "her" tail turned into...

THank you for your reply. Interesting you have a dove!! She is strictly human-raised; never seen a turkey in her life... just 2 meat chickens.

A farmer gave it to me. I scared if I got a meat bird. IF THIS IS A MEAT BIRD I WILL BE UPSET. Bird is 2-3 months.

The farmer didn't say anything about being meat bird.. but I didn't ask.

I went on Youtube and played a clip of Toms gobbling. The 3-month-old hen ran away from me and hid between the hay stacks. She is very affectionate and sleeps on my right shoulder and lap. I'm afraid I have frightened her from humans. Are they scared of Toms at this age?

Hello. My Uncle's turkey is very active and likes to run and fly around. Lately she has been running around human's feet like a rabbit then lies down in the position pictured below. I'm wondering if she's injured and is trying to tell us something. Other than that, she has been very active...

Don't toms only do that?

My Uncle has a turkey hen that is 3 months old. He has it as a pet. Since birth, he held the turkey and took care of it so it is very affectionate towards him. The turkey follows him everywhere and still cries when he is not present. Usually the turkey walks behind or on the side of him, but...

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Well, Guess what? I called the farm store and told them about my issue. They told me the chickens are meant to be culled at 8-12 weeks and the chickens are suppose to get extremely big so there is more meat at a shorter time. Their lifespans are usually less than a year because their hearts and...

I bought two hens at a farm store. I bought them as a pet and not for consumption. Their coop, food, and roaming area is within requirements stated by farmers. After 4-5 months, they became extremely fat and lethargic. Instead of leaving the food out, I decided to put them on a controlled...