2 day old turkey not eating or dirnking

[sonew123]

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not to stral the OP's thunder on this thread but I noticed you carry White midget turkeys? How long does it take for them to mature to start laying. Also, Prety sure I have a breeding pair-the males typically have a brownish head right? Ive never had turkeys until I got these 2 --3 weeks ago and I love them. Do I need a seperate roosting pole for them? They are very sad I took away brooder box yesterday where they used to roost:-(

I have seen them start lay at about 7 months. Yours will be laying next spring. How old are they? Once they start to feather out the Midgets slow gender pretty quick. The males will start to loose the fuzz on their heads and the females won't. Most of our turkeys roost oustide. We just went back into the woods and cut down a pine tree about 6 inches in diameter and put that about 4 feet off the ground. The ones that do go into the houses roost beside the chickens.

Steve

mmm 5-6 weeks old They both roost with the chickens since they were together when I got them I got that breed for the compactness and I love clean looking birds hahaha thanks for the help~

 

[OmaBird]

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Listen to them and watch them. They will tell you alot about what the temp should be. This can change at night too if your room temp changes to much.

I always make sure they drink before any food. Have you dipped there beaks, and hold it for a few seconds to show them what water is?

Mine don't seem as stupid as most people talk about. I can raise them easy without chicks to show them how to drink and eat. I lay towels down and just scatter some food at the bottom of the brooder.