Chicken plus Turkey =??????

[ragerkid2]

I was think about getting a couple turkeys to keep with my chickens. I was wondering if anyone els has done it and how it worked out. Do they interact together?

 

[MissTurkey4]

Mine have been raised together and for the most part get along fine. There is time the hen turkeys, chase the rooster when they see them breed. It drives them nuts. The only time someone has been hurt is when they had something wrong with them anyway.

 

[TexasVet]

Depends on the breed and sex of the turkeys. My Rio Grande birds were fine until they reached maturity, then the Tom nearly killed a couple of my hens trying to mate with them, and the females almost killed my roosters. Literally grabbed the roosters by the neck and dragged them around the yard. I had to put the roosters in a separate pen until they healed, and when I reintroduced them into the flock the turkey hens went after them again. Apparently turkeys have long memories!

Kathy in Texas
www.ChickenTrackin.com, www.CountryChickens.com

 

[angidee]

So what breeds would be OK to live with chickens?