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In-feed bacitracin methylene disalicylate modulates the turkey microbiota and metabolome It should have nothing to do with causing or curing sneezing in poults.

Temperature controllers with wired sensors are not that expensive and do a good enough job for a brooder. Plug your heat source into the controller, put the sensor where you want to control the temperature and let it do the work. This is the unit that I am currently using. WILHI WH1436A

I use sand because I live on a sand dune. It is free for the digging.

I use Purina 30% protein game bird starter. I add nothing to their warm water. There is nothing wrong with adding Nutri-Drench to their water. I use sand as the bedding in my brooder. I do not recommend using wood chips for the bedding. If you use wood chips, make sure they have appropriate...

All of the poults will be the breed Turkey. It's the varieties that will be unknown.

It's the toms that can be dangerous. You might be able to tolerate the hens.

Turkeys are not like geese. When they get their mind set on something, they are relentless until they accomplish it. As far as reminding them who is boss, it doesn't last very long while they plan a new style of attack when deciding to move up in the pecking order. When frontal assault...

They are professionals at tugging on heart strings. That should be fine.

The poults themselves make it hard not to imprint them. They can be so loving, attention craving and adorable that they suck people right in. People think it is cute to teach the poults to fly up and sit on their shoulders without considering what it might feel like when a 20 lb.+ bird lands...

Mine are in a brooder for their first two weeks. The only contact I have with them is to refill the water and feeder. At two weeks old they go to the grow out pen. They are usually a month to 6 weeks old before they join the general population. I do not use "tractors" at all. If I need to...

I don't imprint my poults and do not have those problems. Mine do not follow me around. The most annoying thing mine do is stand by the gate and holler to either be let in or let out.

You may come to regret that once the toms are mature.

If they go over the fence, they will likely run along the fence wanting back in.

They can jump right over a 4' high fence without flying.