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  1. EggAndTofu

    Keeping Flys Off Turkey?

    I have a separated turkey hen, Egg, in a pen near my coop while she recovers from a injury due to another Turkey hen. Her wound is healed over but a large scab remains. Recently I noticed Flys swarming around Eggs head (Where the wound is located), they seem to be bothering her a ton causing...
  2. R

    Imprinting

    We had a random female turkey show up at our place last week. Not sure what breed. We 1st thought wild turkey, but she isn't afraid of humans at all! In fact she's taken to following me around everytime I'm outside. The turkeys I raised from chicks don't even do this. We called around our...
    • Rwhitt
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    • imprinting new addition turkey wild turkey
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  3. R

    Hello from one bird person to another

    Hi. I have a small acreage in the middle of nowhere Kansas. I have a mixed breed flock of about 30ish laying hens. I have mainly New Hampshire reds, and white rocks, with some barred rocks, an olive egger or 2, a couole of wyandottes, a few older faverolles, and a couple of mixes that I've...
  4. Chickerywitchery

    Can 3wk old turkeys go outside to the brooder with heat plate?

    I've got 3 royal palm turkey babies that are 3wks old. My outdoor brooder is inside the chicken coop and can have the heat plate move with them. Since I'm in north GA we've gotten some 90° days and nighttime it doesn't drop below 60° (most nights it's 70°). Do babies need to stay inside with...
  5. L

    Introducing my baby turkey!

    Hello! I am new to chicken/turkey owning and just had a quick question. I have a baby turkey who is being raised by a chicken I acquired (baby was hatched by a broody chicken and she's been raising him since! they came as a pair). For the first few weeks I kept mom and baby totally separate at...
    • leezalloyd
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    • chickens introduce to flock turkey turkey 6 weeks
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    • Forum: Turkeys
  6. pattijoiner

    Blue Slate Turkey poults

    I have several poults, a week old now and more on the way! Healthy and doing great, hens and Tom are both on site and were raised by me. Located in Carnesville, Georgia. NE part of state
  7. LaurenMox

    New companion for dominate female turkey?

    Hello everyone. My family has to put down our male turkey, his health problems have gotten really bad and it's cruel to keep him suffering. We have a female turkey who does spend some time with him, but is very independent and has a dominant personality. Some of my family members say we...
    • LaurenMox
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    • integrating new birds mate death turkey
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  8. Ruffatoa

    Gaping Head Wound in Brooding Turkey - Possible Skull Visible

    I have an adult female midget white turkey who has been put in a small coop on our porch separated by the rest of the flock for a few weeks due to her having small (surrogate) chicks that needed to be kept safe. When I went to check on her and the chicks around 20 minutes ago to give her some...
  9. Katies Turkeys

    Mating Injury

    I have a 2 year old bourbon red male and 2 bourbon red hens in a coop. It is mating season and the male has gotten a little bit aggressive. With this being said he has created an open wound on the back of one of the hens. We separated them and have dressed the wound. From day one of the attack...
  10. savvychickz

    Will she get lonely?

    I had two poults that I raised with 9 salmon faverolles, 3 almost 4 months old. one of the turkeys died yesterday (predator, dealt with), Will the remaining turkey be lonely being the only turkey or will it be fine with the salmon faverolles?? They don’t perch together since the turkey likes...
  11. B

    Help, turkey leg or hip injury

    Hello, one of my gobblers has had a bit of a limp for the past year or so but it didn't seem to bother him too much. After a recent run in with our other male he has a very pronounced limp that seems very painful. Not sure what to do? I will try to post a video.
  12. CALB00

    Sick Turkey

    I have a 2.5 month old turkey who's been acting sick these last couple of days. Hunched over/droopiness, ruffled feathers, pale, definitely weak and not as active as usual, some weight loss (from loss of appetite), and this weird green diarrhea. She's such a sweetheart I would hate to lose her...
    • CALB00
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    • ill poult sick turkey
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  13. Pearlescent

    Turkey Caruncles and Wattle variations??

    I’ve been noticing that as they grow, my turkeys caruncles and wattles are looking significantly different, they are all hens (as far as I know) and the only one I have doubts about is my big gray one (Golden Narraganset I believe) she has very large wattle and caruncles, just wanted to confirm...
    • Pearlescent
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    • bird caruncles turkey turkeyvariations wattle
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  14. G

    Broad breasted white turkey health?

    A month and a half ago I got a turkey poult, unaware that white breasted turkeys aren’t good pets due to their health issues because they are meat birds. I love this little turkey and would like to keep her healthy and happy as long as possible. What can I do to make keep her healthy for as long...
  15. M

    HELP!!! Baby Turkey - Pulled Umbilical Cord

    So, my husband brought home two baby turkeys last night. I pulled what I thought was crusted poop, but my husband explained it was the umbilical cord. The baby bled quite a bit, and I feel horrible. My husband put pressure on it and stopped the bleeding. Nothing came out other than what I have...
  16. Zaphod 14

    Leg Problem with turkey poult

    I have a 3 week old heritage turkey poult with their right leg almost twisting, towards the left basically overlapping their left foot. I have not seen this issue before and can't seem to find information for it on any of the threads or online. This is my first year raising heritage turkeys and...
    • Zaphod 14
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    • 3 week old leg issue turkey
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    • Forum: Turkeys
  17. Pearlescent

    What is my Turkey?

    I have a Turkey hen who is supposedly a Sweetgrass X Standard bronze, but I have reason to believe her mother was actually a midget white, from the photos of her mother and siblings. I am just curious as to what she is. I can’t find any pictures that look like her, she has white wing stripes...
    • Pearlescent
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  18. Pearlescent

    Pimpled Turkey egg?

    my Turkey hen is a big egg producer, she has been laying almost everyday for the last month. Today she layed an odd egg, it looked normal except for an extra thin shell that light shown through and on almost every dark brown spot on the egg, there were 2-5 white 3D bumps, felt rather pokey to...
    • Pearlescent
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    • pimple egg turkey turkey egg turkey egg with pimples turkey hen
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  19. CyborgBabyMama20

    What is my Broad Breasted White Turkey sick with?

    My 6 week old WBT has been sick for a few days now. I have been trying to get her back on her feet and she is very resilient. Today when I let the birds out she was on her side, she lifted her head shakily and looked at me. I got her picked up and she stood in a corner. Her wings are droopy...
  20. T

    Male or female?

    Does anyone know what sex and color this heritage turkey is? I got this turkey from Porter’s on October 13, 2023. As a poult it was grey with a yellow breast similar to a slate.
    • Turkey4
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    • sexing sexing turkeys turkey
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