Gorman Farm
Songster
- Nov 16, 2015
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When I first got my turkeys I was told that they would not come into the coop at night the way my chickens come to their coop just before dark.
I have developed a way to get them to do that but I just want to make sure this method is ok and I appreciate advice and comments.
I feed the turkeys in the morning enough to last them through about noon or so. I do not refill their feeder again till dinner time, they are outside in their run for 5 or 6 hours eating grass and bugs and they always have access to fresh clean water. When they see me heading to the coop they all come in knowing they are going to be fed. I then close them in for the night and feed them again. Is this ok for them to go several hours without feed?
They are about 4 months old now and my Toms are huge, the smaller ones about 20lbs, and the hens about 15 lbs or so. BTW I have Royal Palms and Narragansetts.
I feed them 30% gamebird feed with about 10 lbs of scratch mixed to 50lbs of feed. They also get chopped hard boiled chicken eggs with rolled oats twice a week.
I have developed a way to get them to do that but I just want to make sure this method is ok and I appreciate advice and comments.
I feed the turkeys in the morning enough to last them through about noon or so. I do not refill their feeder again till dinner time, they are outside in their run for 5 or 6 hours eating grass and bugs and they always have access to fresh clean water. When they see me heading to the coop they all come in knowing they are going to be fed. I then close them in for the night and feed them again. Is this ok for them to go several hours without feed?
They are about 4 months old now and my Toms are huge, the smaller ones about 20lbs, and the hens about 15 lbs or so. BTW I have Royal Palms and Narragansetts.
I feed them 30% gamebird feed with about 10 lbs of scratch mixed to 50lbs of feed. They also get chopped hard boiled chicken eggs with rolled oats twice a week.