I raised turkey.... but only once.
I only bought 2, which was the first problem, since with only 2 poults and no mom they didn't know how to eat. We had to peck at their feed to get them to eat, about EVERY HOUR for days!
I kept them in their own area for the summer... when I moved them to the pen next to the chickens, the turkeys, though now huge, wanted to snuggle up against the chickens, and the rooster was very anti-Turkey. So I had to keep them apart.
I did not keep them through the winter... but if I had done that, they would have needed separate housing.
I think I would be ok with keeping them in a communal coop with geese, or large ducks..... but they are MONSTERS compared to chickens. It would be so easy for accidental injuries.
I only bought 2, which was the first problem, since with only 2 poults and no mom they didn't know how to eat. We had to peck at their feed to get them to eat, about EVERY HOUR for days!
I kept them in their own area for the summer... when I moved them to the pen next to the chickens, the turkeys, though now huge, wanted to snuggle up against the chickens, and the rooster was very anti-Turkey. So I had to keep them apart.
I did not keep them through the winter... but if I had done that, they would have needed separate housing.
I think I would be ok with keeping them in a communal coop with geese, or large ducks..... but they are MONSTERS compared to chickens. It would be so easy for accidental injuries.