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My feed store person told me flock started and scratch to "Slow the growth" and to feed them less too. So I am glad we both found this forum. I can't imagine how many poults die every year because of bad feeding advice.

I wish I had seen this BEFORE I listened to the "Feed Store Know it alls" I feel so bad about my turkeys.

You guys are so wonderful. Thank you so much! I will not give up on them yet, but I hope they can suport their own bodies when they do finally get to be adult birds. I will try heirloom birds next time, if I can afford them that is. Growing your own food is so very hard! I am not a real...

I wanted to feed them game bird starter and did at first, but when the 2 white ones went down hill the feed store person (Go figure) told me they were eating too much protein and to cut back on feed all together and go with a feed with less protein. So I did that, now I have this leg thing...

I believe they are double breasted. 4 were white and 2 are bronze, but one of the bronze is turning white They are not at all big, I think. They are not fat either. My ducks grew extremely fast in comparison. They are fully grown already and I got them in March. The turkeys are not fat and...

"Too much protein" "Not enough protein" "Not enough excursize" I have now heard it all. My problem is that my turkeys legs are twisting. 2 have already had to be put down because of it and now 2 more are getting bad. I only got 6 to start with; they are about 2 months old. At this rate I...