I left the turkey outside the pen today with only water and no food. When I got home from work, I let him/her back into the pen with all the others and it was so hungry that it payed no mind to the rooster and went right to the food. After the turkey filled his belly, they all seem to be getting...
The only way I could quarantine him would be to put him on the left side of my coop where the feed bag is pictured. It has a chicken wire divider behind that unpainted board. Is that enough of a buffer?
Wow, I didn’t even consider the possibility of the turkey trying to mate with my chickens. I’ll go ahead and keep them separate now and only let them free range together when I am with them. That solves that dilemma. Thank you!
I think it may be too late to quarantine the new rooster from the...
I’m new to raising birds and I need some help with my young Tom. I have four 9-week old pullets, 2 pekin ducks, and an 8-week old male turkey. Everyone has gotten along thus far except my Pekins like to occasionally chase the turkey around for no apparent reason. But other than that, all has...