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Ok…so thanks for that. I will put more high surfaces for them in the outer pen. Thank you!

I realize the hen has to lay down…and they do lay down on the roosts also (we have wider boards as roosts…2x8’s)...so I was just wondering if nighttime would also be an issue. Thank you.

Thank you. Yes..I was thinking I would use the temporary privacy fences…the fabric ones that people use for their pool areas. They would hang nicely on the pen walls…like I use on my chicken pens to keep the wind out of the pen Floor areas.

Well…I guess both situations are possible…and seeing mine all together and the initial ‘mating’ scenarios that are currently taking course, I think my little ones will be ok together, but I am still leaning towards keeping only one of the males with the females at a time and using that extra...

The scrap plywood really sounds like a great idea. That would work well in my situation. Thanks for that suggestion.

Thanks for your reply. Yes…I know both are important, but I only have the one extra space currently. I know several people that do not separate their Tom’s and hens because they have always been together and get along well. I have this same situation, but want to use this area the best way that...

Hi! I have a pen (about 8x16) that extends off of my larger pen where my turkey Toms (3- 2 Narraganset, 1 Bourbon Red) and hens (7- 2 Narraganset, 3 bourbon red, 1 black Spanish, 1 blue slate) live. I was thinking I would make the little pen area a temporary ‘home’ for 2 of the Tom’s during...

Thank you for that. We had to humanely put her “down”. I just couldn’t let her suffer any more. I prolonged it for her to give her EVERY chance to recover…but she just got so much worse. She was very sweet and so young…still sad about it.

I am sorry to say that she did not get better. In fact, even though I spent many hours every day with her closely attentive to doing everything possible to make her well, and trying to make her comfortable in slings, she declined rapidly. Hopefully, your girl will do much better and recover!

So your girls didn’t like the limestone, but did use the OS? Were they used to OS? I was wondering about successfully making that switch after 2 years.

No link..sold at a local landscape supply for $2.00 a 5 gallon bucket. I have 12 layers…oyster shell is about $7.00 For 25#…and lasts me about 4 months. But…I also have turkeys now and would like to hatch more chickens… So…no, not too expensive, but just trying to cut costs where I can. So….my...

Hi. I have always used in Oystershell as a calcium supplement for my girls. I just leave it out so they can take it when they need it. But I have an opportunity to use lime stone tiny tiny pieces instead at a much better price. But I want to be sure it is safe for my girls? And, would I use it...

Hi. I know this a pretty old post, but I found it while looking around for a feeder for my rooster with a really large (pretty) comb. Can you post photos of what you used and if you made it yourself…how you did it? I have been using a 7lb feeder for him, which works fine, but it is just too big...

New to turkeys…learning as I go along And reading ALOT. So I am selling some of my turkey poults and keeping 9 (so far). Have plenty of pen space inside a building (about 150 sq ft with several wide roost bars) where they all go to roost each night, and outside sharing about 750 sq ft of safe...

Thanks for your reply. So glad your little one is doing better. I have been doing the B (along with the E ad Poultry cell, sunflower seeds, Brazil nuts) for about 2 weeks now. Hoping I will see some improvement soon. It just seems only at night that his head and neck stretch all the way onto his...

Hi. I am going through the same thing right now with my 4 month old turkey. He is such an angel…but is really affected at ‘bedtime’ only it seems. I wanted to know if what you are doing helped your little one? Thanks.

Ok…so that’s what I have been doing…the poultry cell and the super b complex. Hopefully it will help. I am also doing Vet Rx for him and additional selenium via sunflower seeds and brazil nuts…so he is getting plenty. He doesn’t appear weak at all…in fact quite strong. you would think there was...

I c. Thank you. I hope it will help. I honestly thought (and read a lot) that with wry neck…the neck ‘stays’ in the bent position unless you can get it to ‘go away’. But…his doesn’t do that…he just bends it all the way back (which is just so scary to see) and back again. Mostly at night…and when...

Oh…I see. I am sorry. I meant I would put it on food and feed him that food first…then put his other food down. But I get it. Thanks.

Is it an option to also crush 1/2 tablet and put on food?