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Twotomsandonehen said:
I have two Toms and one young hen, about eight months old. I had to separate my Toms, thought I had two hens and one Tom, to keep them from fighting. I am curious if my single Tom would be accepting to several turken hens, or should I search to find him a turkey hen? My turkeys are the large white, heavy guys. I appreciate any information.🤠
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Welcome to BYC Sorry to say if they are Broad Breasted White, they do not breed well they are mainly artificially inseminated to reproduce. They are raised for meat type birds and get very large fast like Cornish Cross chickens and processed at a young age. You can have success with young first year jakes/toms being successful before they get too big. But putting Toms in with chicken hens and Turken's are chickens is not a good idea at all as they can harm hen chickens trying to mate with them especially larger Broad Breasted even with the smaller Heritage varieties. If you're looking to breed or have turkeys for long term pets Heritage varieties are what you should look into as they reproduce on their own and live longer healthier lives long term.
 
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Twotomsandonehen said:
I have two Toms and one young hen, about eight months old. I had to separate my Toms, thought I had two hens and one Tom, to keep them from fighting. I am curious if my single Tom would be accepting to several turken hens, or should I search to find him a turkey hen? My turkeys are the large white, heavy guys. I appreciate any information.🤠
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Welcome to BYC!!
 
Huntmaster said:
Welcome to BYC Sorry to say if they are Broad Breasted White, they do not breed well they are mainly artificially inseminated to reproduce. They are raised for meat type birds and get very large fast like Cornish Cross chickens and processed at a young age. You can have success with young first year jakes/toms being successful before they get too big. But putting Toms in with chicken hens and Turken's are chickens is not a good idea at all as they can harm hen chickens trying to mate with them especially larger Broad Breasted even with the smaller Heritage varieties. If you're looking to breed or have turkeys for long term pets Heritage varieties are what you should look into as they reproduce on their own and live longer healthier lives long term.
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Thank you, and I will not be getting any chicken hen friends for him.
 

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