How long do your turkeys live?

[draftiemama]

Floyd here just turned 6 years old this month and he is starting to show his age. He's a good old boy and I hate the thought of losing him.

At the risk of sounding like a complete dummy.... what's the average lifespan of a free range, well fed, well adjusted RP turkey?

 

[Steve_of_sandspoultry]

They can live a long time in good conditions, 10 years easy

Steve

 

[hobbyfarmrookie]

Mine live until the Tuesday before Thanksgiving and 2 days before Christmas. YUM....

 

[Deanner03]

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[PatS]

Floyd is handsome. Which breed is he?

 

[Coop de Grille]

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[draftiemama]

Thanks Steve, I suspect he won't make 10 only because he seems to have aged fast in the last year. He did have a tough time last year when he got roughed up by a dog and it took a while for him to recover from that. I'm sure that didn't help his lifespan.

Mine live until the Tuesday before Thanksgiving and 2 days before Christmas. YUM....

I knew someone would say that.

Pat, Floyd is a royal palm, thanks for the compliment, he thinks he's pretty good looking too.

 

[Steve_of_sandspoultry]

You never know, we have an old mixed rooster that is pushing 14 this year. He is a piece of work, no tail feathers, has a crow that sounds like the first crow of a young roo. He can't even get up on a roost anymore, we make him a straw nest in the corner of the house and the other day I saw him trying to get on a hen.

Steve

 

[denese]

i have a bronz . he is 16 years old !! like you he is the my favorite !! i too dred the day that he's gone .. but it is rumored that they can live as long as 30 !!!! i can't see my pld man living that long ,,, he's getting autheritis and some days he just wants to sit in the barn ... i feed him tylenol laced bread treets to him going .. i love the bird and want to keep him alive and comfortable as long as possible

 

[kuntrygirl]

I have one that is 8 years old.