Peter.J
Chirping
So I’ve had plenty of chickens but decided to try out turkeys; I recently picked up 11 turkeys (7 jakes, 4 Jennies). They get along good with the chickens, and from what I’ve read they apparently learn a bit from the chickens...
Only thing i’m Worried about is the jakes/toms fighting in the spring time. My plan is to separate the toms with one tom being with the hens and then rest of the toms being together. I hope the breeding flock propagates some more poults.
The other toms will just stay together. Does this sound like a good plan? Any tips?
I plan on leaving a couple chickens with each flock just for teaching purposes but once a turkey hen goes broody i will close her into a brooding enclosure until the poults are big enough.
Only thing i’m Worried about is the jakes/toms fighting in the spring time. My plan is to separate the toms with one tom being with the hens and then rest of the toms being together. I hope the breeding flock propagates some more poults.
The other toms will just stay together. Does this sound like a good plan? Any tips?
I plan on leaving a couple chickens with each flock just for teaching purposes but once a turkey hen goes broody i will close her into a brooding enclosure until the poults are big enough.