How many hens to tom

[jperk]

Hello thanks in advance this is my first year with turkey, I was wandering how many hens can one tom successfully breed I want to keep six hens. and should I split them up into trios, any advice greatly appreciated.

 

[Celie]

all you need, but you might want to keep a junior tom as a backup, just in case something happens to the senior breeder tom!

 

[rosiekitty94]

So what's the minimum number of hens per tom and how many toms in a group with hens? For example is 4 hens and 2 toms a bad ratio?

 

[mamawolf544]

During breeding season having 2 tom's in the same pen would not be advised.
But a single tom can handle 10 hens with no proble,
I have some with only 2 hens and some with 6.