I am familiar with protein percentages,what types of feed (starter, grower, finisher) to feed turkeys, and when to feed them , but I was wondering about feed ratios per bird. How many pounds of food per week should the average hen and tom be consuming? Are there any suggested ratios for heritage...
I have a two week old turkey poult who started cheeping up a storm and trying to fly out of the brooder. We have a screen on the brooder to keep them from getting out, but it keeps flying up and bouncing off of the screen. I tried putting a cloth on the screen so it could see it was there in...
I'm a complete turkey newb. I've had chickens before, but not a self perpetuating flock.
We were given some Royal Palms.They've been here about a week. I've observed the hens squatting a couple of times, but there are no eggs. I check for eggs at least two to three times a day. I'm assuming it...
Hi All,
Just have been offered an RP tom and 2 hens in exchange for keeping a pair for a lady who's brother wants them but doesn't have his place set up yet. We are actually in process of building our poultry pens now and was wondering what kind of square footage per bird to figure for the...
Hi All,
After an eleven year break from having chickens, we decided over the past few months to have another flock.I asked for a chicken coop for Christmas, and DH thought it was a crazy request but said okay, as long as he could wait til it wasn't zero degrees outside to build it.
I ordered...