turkeys

  1. KF0002

    Blackhead Prevention

    Hello Everyone, I am not new to turkeys, but I am starting with a new set of poults. To begin, I will supply a little history. We attempted to raise a turkey on our property with chickens a couple of years ago, but the jenny got blackhead and passed away before I could begin treatment. I am...
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  2. HeritageFan

    Best breeding set up for heritage turkeys?

    I have had ducks for about 6 years, and am almost to the 1 year mark w my turkeys. No other birds or fowls before we got our first ducks. So. I consider myself a relative newbie.... although I have learned a ton! I have recently separated breeding pairs of turkeys (they decided spring had...
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  3. BlessedChaosHomestead

    Best Heritage Breed for Meat?

    So we are wanting to get at least 2 turkeys for holiday dinners this year, but would love to know what Heritage breed(s) is the best/favorable for that? Which one is also more favorable for raising poults? We had 2 Narragansett last year, but we sold them due to stress issues they were causing...
  4. OpheliaAndOctavioTheGeese

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    I built a turkey coop for my turkeys and they won't come in and out

    I need some ideas form someone, so I got 2 toms and 2 goats well I had to make the hole on the turkey coop small enough that the goats don't get it and big enough for the turkey well with trial and error I got that part down but I have been putting my turkeys in there my self so they would get...
  6. K

    Rotational Graze Turkeys - frequency?

    We have our turkeys in a tractor and move it to fresh ground every morning. Does anyone know how long we should wait until putting them back in a spot they've already been in order to avoid disease transmission? Are we talking days or weeks? I've been able to find that kind of information for...
    • KHomestead
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    • rotational grazing turkeys
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  7. Cloverr39

    Two 3 month old turkeys. Gender?

    I posted this in the "what breed or gender is this?" But someone suggested I also post here. I think it's a little early, but my grandmother asked me to help out with telling the gender of her 2 young turkeys. They hatched around the end of July. They are at least 3 months old. They're super...
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  8. Cloverr39

    Two 3 month old turkeys. Gender?

    I think it's a little early, but my grandmother asked me to help out with telling the gender of her 2 young turkeys. They hatched around the end of July. They are at least 3 months old. They're super scared of people, so this is as close as I could get to them. I'm pretty sure if I tried to...
  9. A

    Just processed turkeys and discovered some of them had “unhealthy looking” livers, ok to eat?

    We just processed our 4 month old flock or 14 turkeys and the folks processed them for us said that 3 of them had “bad livers” - sort of a greyish color. They all seemed very healthy - ranged in weight from 13-20lbs (the Toms got very big) and all were eating and drinking well and didn’t exhibit...
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    • safe to eat safe to eat? sick turkey turkeys
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    Turkeys w/respiratory infection not responding to antibiotics. Help!

    Hello, I need help, please! I have a small flock of chickens and two Bronze turkeys that are 6 months old. I thought they had CRD and got advice from a guy who runs a feed store. He recommended .5 cc Bio Mycin injected over daily for 3 days. We did this and they got worse. After 6 days he...
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    Help sick turkeys!

    Hello, I need help, please! I have a small flock of chickens and two turkeys. I thought they had CRD and got advice from a guy who runs a feed store. He recommended Bio Mycin injected over daily for 3 days. We did this and they got worse. He said to try it again for 3 days. We just finished the...
  12. K

    Best treat to drive turkeys crazy (and get them to go home at night)?

    I am raising out a batch of heritage turkeys (mix of Bourbon Red, Black, and Midget White) and they are doing great. After two years in a row of them roosting on top of the chicken coops and other buildings and pooping and subsequently fouling (fowling?) my rainwater collection systems, I have...
    • kimwg
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  13. JamieMcClain

    Blackhead

    One of my hens has came down with blackhead im afraid. Yellow dropping. Droopy wings. Listless. I’ve separated her. She’s still eating and drinking. I put cayenne and garlic in her water. Along with electrolytes. And have flagyl on the way for her. I know she may be lost to us already but my...
  14. O

    Do they need corid?

    Unfortunately I had a case of Cocci hit my mixed flock of turkeys and chickens. Today is day 5 of treatment and I have baby turkeys hatching. Will they need to have corid as well?
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  15. Willatwork

    Over weight Turkeys

    We have a very large and fenced in backyard with a few chickens. Recently a CO worker informed me he had 2 turkeys 3yrs old in a small cage he needed to rehome. These are white turkeys both female and although they were fed well due to no exercise they gained an enormous amount of wait probably...
  16. Cloverr39

    When and how can you tell the gender of Turkeys?

    Have a family member that I'm visiting this week and they just had a mother turkey hatch 8 turkey chicks. They're probably no older than a week. They all look the same to me. I don't know what breed they are, but they're most likely mutts or mixes. The dad is completely white and mom is white...
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  17. H

    Turkey with swollen face

    So I was just given a pair of black Spanish cross turkeys. The male's face is quite swollen, which we knew about before we brought them home. We know the person who gave them to us and he said he thinks they got into a fight and the facial swelling was from that. I do not see any...
  18. beachyburrow

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    Only 3 poults out of 9 eggs :(

    Okay, so we bought some turkey eggs (red bourbon) from someone local and we're at the hatch date now. We started with nine eggs, freshly collected, but it looks like only two will hatch. I had to throw several out over the last few weeks as I found them not developing. Is this kind of hatch rate...
    • Humble Shack Farm
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  20. Downeastflock21

    Hello from downeast Maine

    New to BYC. Been raising poultry in Baileyville,Maine for over 10 years. My current flock currently consists of 5 New Hampshire reds. 8 light brahma. 12 silkies. 5 EEs. 1 buff polish. 6 royal palm turkeys. 3 Rouen ducks. And 3 khaki Campbell ducks. I think that's it lol
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