Well I cannot guarantee that they will survive no matter how long you keep them, but I can tell you the wild adult birds I have came from parents that were raised from an egg in an incubator. Now two generations later having been in a pen for two generations they are still as wild as if you...
One more thing these birds will fly in about 10 days so be careful cause if you turn them loose to free range they maybe hard to catch. I honestly think thats way to early to turn them loose on their own. they probably need to be about 2 or 3 months old at least because they dont have a momma...
Well first of all I BELIEVE YOU DID THE RIGHT THING. This is probably a little to late, but I raise wild turkeys and I start mine out with baby chickens as I raise them also. The baby chickens are a little smarter than the turkeys and will teach them to eat and drink. They will also teach them...
Well plucking can be done its just a little harder. When I was a kid we would raise 100 every year to put in the freezer. After they are dead you have to dunk them in boiling water for a short period of time, then the feathers will loosen and come out easily. As far as gutting there is more room...
Well I am just getting started raising turkeys. I have loved to hunt them for years and recently decided to raise some wild birds. What started out as a little hobby may turn into a small business of selling eggs and poults via internet. Any advice or guidance will be greatly appreciated.
What part of South Dakota. I was in Rosebud last week turkey hunting. Killing your own birds isnt that hard but may be a little smelly. OK its going to be a whole lot smelly. I usually hold them by the feet and lay their head on a block of wood. Then I chop off their head with a meat cleaver and...
I have heard that birds that eat their eggs have some kind of deficenicy and by giving them oyster shell they will quit. It worked for me......just saying
Where are you located? I would sure like to try and buy some from you. I live here in south east Oklahoma and I just returned from hunting the merriams and fell in love with them. Very very beautiful birds. I bought 4 eggs on ebay yesterday for 15.50