Hartlandpatty
In the Brooder
- Aug 28, 2016
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I have bronze turkey (about 8 months old). She has gotten huge and is having trouble walking, are they like meat chickens in that they get so big they can't support their own weight?
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Sounds like a Broad Breasted Bronze. If their diet is not ideal and they do not get lots of exercise to keep from becoming obese, they can be prone to leg troubles that they will not recover from.I have bronze turkey (about 8 months old). She has gotten huge and is having trouble walking, are they like meat chickens in that they get so big they can't support their own weight?
I have bronze turkey (about 8 months old). She has gotten huge and is having trouble walking, are they like meat chickens in that they get so big they can't support their own weight?