Help, new to turkeys

[ky goat lad]

I just got 2 hens, 2 toms, 3 young hens. I have chickens( not together) but need to make sure same goes for turkeys. They where all together when I got them, I seperated them, (Toms fighting). They seem to be molting , not sure or just where they where un happy where they where keep, kinda crapped for all of them. I have them in a larger pen, purches, tunnels, treats. I just looking for little tricks to make them look really nice. Also hens are laying but where they have been moved not really making the nest , just dropping them out. When will the naturaly(no light) be fretile and nesting.
Thanks for any help. They are standard bronze.

 

[Barry]

That depends on where you are located. It happens a lot sooner the farther south you are.

 

[ky goat lad]

kentucky, I seen the toms gobble today , all tail feather up

 

[Olive Hill]

Gobbling is a noise they make, what you saw is called strutting -- they will fan their tail feathers, fluff their body feathers up, drop their wings.

I don't totally understand your original post in it's entirety but I'll try to answer as much as I can decipher. If they're cramped it's not uncommon for their feathers to get mussed up and not look great. The same can be true in wet, less than stellar weather if they're outside. With turkeys if you don't want their tail feathers to get damaged while they roost you need to place your roosts further from the walls of their enclosure than you would need to for say, chickens, because their tails are longer and will rub on the walls or fence.

The toms fighting also could have been a space issue. If they feel cramped and overcrowded they are more likely to fight. Give them more space and they may be able to coexist peacefully.