Missjlee4377
Songster
Hi!! My journey started a few months ago, I have 6 royal palm turkeys, 25 chickens and 9 ducklings in the brooder. Because chicken math I obviously have way more feathered friends than I intended and boy do they grow fast!!
I'm still in pretty good shape as far as space goes but a lack of vehicle availability has put off my run expansion a little bit and I'm not *quite* ready to let everyone free range (oldest birds are 10 weeks) Two of my Royal Palm Jake's have been throwing their weight around and I've ceded that I may have to rehome one of them earlier rather than later. Am I thinking about this too early? At 10 weeks are they just establishing some pecking order with little risk of serious injury? I know everyone tries to move their males, when it comes to turkeys should I offer up a pair? Would that be better for the Jake? My focus is on the turks right now because they're larger and I dont want them injuring any of the smaller birds at the moment in their squabbles.
When it comes to my cockerels, how do you choose who stays and who goes? Temperament? Breed? Size? Beauty? Style? Grace? I imagine their disposition at 10 weeks will change dramatically in the coming weeks as they reach adulthood.
I DO have a plan for my boys, I didn't go into this with the mindset that I'd have absolute cohesion forever. I got into this with utility in mind, eggs, insect control, compost and freezer stock.
I suspect I have 2 (possibly a third late bloomer) turkey Jake's and 10-12 cockerels. I definitely have favourites, but when the time comes how do YOU decide who stays and who goes?
I'm still in pretty good shape as far as space goes but a lack of vehicle availability has put off my run expansion a little bit and I'm not *quite* ready to let everyone free range (oldest birds are 10 weeks) Two of my Royal Palm Jake's have been throwing their weight around and I've ceded that I may have to rehome one of them earlier rather than later. Am I thinking about this too early? At 10 weeks are they just establishing some pecking order with little risk of serious injury? I know everyone tries to move their males, when it comes to turkeys should I offer up a pair? Would that be better for the Jake? My focus is on the turks right now because they're larger and I dont want them injuring any of the smaller birds at the moment in their squabbles.
When it comes to my cockerels, how do you choose who stays and who goes? Temperament? Breed? Size? Beauty? Style? Grace? I imagine their disposition at 10 weeks will change dramatically in the coming weeks as they reach adulthood.
I DO have a plan for my boys, I didn't go into this with the mindset that I'd have absolute cohesion forever. I got into this with utility in mind, eggs, insect control, compost and freezer stock.
I suspect I have 2 (possibly a third late bloomer) turkey Jake's and 10-12 cockerels. I definitely have favourites, but when the time comes how do YOU decide who stays and who goes?