Hey, I'm new to this site. I've been searching around online forums for some help with my Narragansett Turkeys poults, but haven't found anything accurate so far. Actually haven't found anything what so ever.
Last month I purchased 4 Narragansett turkeys from a local, for $25. They were just born in late spring, so as you can guess they're still developing into their full size and feathers. I LOVE turkeys because they're wonderful curious & social creatures. I've raised about 15 before I got these turkeys that I have now. Except these turkeys aren't like the others. They're really different. I've had Narragansett's before, and they were not as unfriendly and skittish as these ones are. I was really disappointed when I got these birds. At first I thought them being skittish was just a phase since their in a new home now, but they're still REALLY shy. They don't run up to me when I approach them, not even when I have food. And they don't follow me when I walk away like my previous turkeys did. They'll eat out of my hand like my other birds do, but if I try and feed one turkey at a time from my hand they refuse to approach me. I don't understand how to fix their constantly scared behavior towards me. I spend so much time with my birds that it's unbelievable that they still won't calm down, and not hide whenever someone is near their pen. I'm currently trying to re-home them. Unless I can find a cure for this behavior I don't really want them. I have 30+ birds to feed, and it's just not worth paying for feed for them if they're going to be unpleasant. All I want are a few friendly turkeys, as I stated above, I love turkeys. I hope I can figure something out, before I decide to give them away. Any ideas? I need desperate help. I don't necessarily WANT to get rid of them, but they might belong with someone else more suited for their behavior. Did I traumatize them by taking them from their home/parents?
-HELP!
Last month I purchased 4 Narragansett turkeys from a local, for $25. They were just born in late spring, so as you can guess they're still developing into their full size and feathers. I LOVE turkeys because they're wonderful curious & social creatures. I've raised about 15 before I got these turkeys that I have now. Except these turkeys aren't like the others. They're really different. I've had Narragansett's before, and they were not as unfriendly and skittish as these ones are. I was really disappointed when I got these birds. At first I thought them being skittish was just a phase since their in a new home now, but they're still REALLY shy. They don't run up to me when I approach them, not even when I have food. And they don't follow me when I walk away like my previous turkeys did. They'll eat out of my hand like my other birds do, but if I try and feed one turkey at a time from my hand they refuse to approach me. I don't understand how to fix their constantly scared behavior towards me. I spend so much time with my birds that it's unbelievable that they still won't calm down, and not hide whenever someone is near their pen. I'm currently trying to re-home them. Unless I can find a cure for this behavior I don't really want them. I have 30+ birds to feed, and it's just not worth paying for feed for them if they're going to be unpleasant. All I want are a few friendly turkeys, as I stated above, I love turkeys. I hope I can figure something out, before I decide to give them away. Any ideas? I need desperate help. I don't necessarily WANT to get rid of them, but they might belong with someone else more suited for their behavior. Did I traumatize them by taking them from their home/parents?
-HELP!
from Ohio. So glad to have you aboard. 
