A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

[shawluvsbirds]

Gizzard + grit does the job that teeth do for other animals. Eg chewing and grinding. So if something can be eaten without chewing (scrambled eggs) it is edible without grit.. right??

See I'm not sure on the scrambled egg.
But a lot of people start trying to give meal worms and veggies and stuff and I'm thinking they need grit for that.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

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Getting my eggs started. I've never done an incubator hatch before so I'm nervous and excited, haha. Either way it'll be a learning experience.

Cool

 

[shawluvsbirds]

Elk man, what say you on the grit topic?

 

[Huntmaster]

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Getting my eggs started. I've never done an incubator hatch before so I'm nervous and excited, haha. Either way it'll be a learning experience.

Good luck and have fun and im sure your in for 28 nervous days . Just do your homework on incubating and things will be just fine

 

[R2elk]

Elk man, what say you on the grit topic?

My poults are getting grit from the moment they are put in the brooder. It is definitely a requirement when I start giving them grass clippings.

Grit is not required with turkey starter and probably not with crumbled hard boiled eggs. I personally don't feed eggs and definitely would not feed scrambled eggs. If it is desired to feed eggs, hard boil them and crumble them after the shells have been removed.

Do not feed raw eggs.

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/protein-in-egg

 

[R2elk]

Tri-Color Mottled Black poult

Sweetgrass Poult

Sweetgrass and Tri-Color Mottled Black poults

Sweetgrass and Tri-Color Mottled Slate poults

 

[Molpet]

Aww
Memphis is looking down smiling at all these bugeye babies

 

[Huntmaster]

Always a satisfying feeling looking into your brooder full of healthy poults from turkeys you have raised yourself.

 

[Huntmaster]

Can't seem to get enough of it myself. Always look forward to spring no matter how much work is involved, more of a labor of love.

 

[Bantambird]

There aren't many people breeding and selling heritage poults, and although there aren't a whole lot of buyers, like you said, it's more driven by desire than by profit for sure.