In England the most we can get is woodchip... straw or hay lol.... anything else like aspen and things costs a fortune.... I will try woodchip and see how it goes, if its not working out then sand would be my next bet...
There is a roost in the tempory shed, but none of the young uns seem...
I will keep that in mind about the cedar chips... I will have to check the label of my wood shavings but doubt it is cedar, would hay be ok to use, as I use this for my chickens in their nest boxes???
So cant wait until he can free range like my other chickens, he is far to small at the...
Thats great thanks very much, will change to wood shavings asap.... I am feeding it unmedicated chick crumb.. as they man who I brought it from said thats what they eat??? is that right?? I have been giving him some greens, ie grass, clover and dandilion leaves, and also mixed corn a handful or...
ahhh poor turkey, but im sure he/she will do fine with you, I have chickens and ducks and was always impatient in seeing how they turn out lol..... but im loving harold the turkey,
Im so happy... they are just great.... people keep telling me they are ugly, but I cant see where they get that from, they are lovely in my eyes.... took me a while to talk my husband around He soon changed his mind when we went to get some polish chickens and they had some just plodding around...
Hiya everyone...
Well I just purchased my very first turkey .... believed to be a Royal Palm??
My question is how old is he/she?? I was told about 5 weeks, and that it is off the heat lamp...
Harold the turkey
I am new to turkeys so any ideas and things I need to know to gove the best...