DW and I adopted a Broad Breasted White Turkey. She is huge. Is it common for the to waddle when they walk? How about panting. She pants even when resting. I think it's their method of cooling off. Did I mention she is huge!
Broad Breasted White Turkey
- Thread starter Airplaneguy57
- Start date
BBW turkeys have leg and breathing problems due to their weight. They aren't bred to be long lived.
Steve
Steve
ours made it 10 months and he was laying down all the time and his legs were about to just break off. i knew it was time for turkey dinner his weight was over 42lbs. yum
- Thread starter
- #5
How long do they live. I've tried to find an answer with no joy.
Unless you keep them on a tight feed restriction they typically do not live long. Their bodies outgrow their hearts and skeleton's ability to support them.
.....Alan.
.....Alan.
I am so not an expert turkey person, especially since I ended up with two BBW's as pets last year on a whim. Had I known that they weren't meant to live long I wouldn't have taken them because it was heartbreaking when my tom died, I was very attached. However, I still have my hen. She is alive and doing well. She is currently sitting on some chicken eggs that she has taken over after she stopped laying.
Yup! I had 40 BBB this summer. They waddled around like sumo wrestlers and breathed like santa running a marathon. I would think if you wanted to keep them as pets, you would need to keep them on a starvation diet. They are essentially the Cornish X's of turkeydom. We had good luck keeping ours in better shape by making them forgage for food. Good Luck!
Since this post is 2 1/2 years old, may I ask how did things turn out?
Similar threads
New posts New threads Active threads
-
Latest threads
-
-
How Do You Know When They're Actually Broody?
- Started by NorthernHomestead
- Replies: 0
-
-
-
-
-
Threads with more replies in the last 15 days
-
-
-
-
How intense is your pecking order?
- Started by thecatumbrella
- Replies: 96
-
I know I’m probably going to upset some ppl, but I’m genuinely confused..- Started by z3lda3
- Replies: 91
-
