I need help making a turkey decision.

[Cruiser]

OK, I have 4 Royal Palm turkeys between 12-15 weeks old. 3 males 1 female. So my question is should I

1. keep a pair.

2. keep 3 of them and try to pick up another hen maybe next spring.

OR

3. Any other option I didn't think of.

Oh, if I was to get rid of them what would be a fair price? I have $11.00 a piece in them + feed for 6-7 weeks.

 

[MandyH]

What's wrong with fattening up the two toms and having them for Thanksgiving and then keeping the other pair?

 

[Emzyyy]

everything.
I would just keep them you can always decide to get rid of them later if you need to.

 

[Cruiser]

Well I've kind of grown attached to them. I don't know why but I just couldn't kill them & that's a first for me.

 

[Emzyyy]

Yea I had 2 turkeys once but the hen got her head stuck in the fence when I wasn't home and died the other one 'this was before I knew birds could in fact get worms' died because of chicken worms now I always worm them.

 

[Cruiser]

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I'm kind of running low on space & my wife as soon as I told her what we had. She said good we can get rid of some. But we will see about that.

 

[Cason]

I have seven Royal Palms ~ the same age. I plan to keep one tom and the three hens.... others will be for the freezer.

 

[deerman]

I would sell the 2 extra, or trade them for hens. You may need to pay a little extra on the trade.

I like to keep 1 tom per 3 hens.

Just a pair will be ok , if you dont want to feed that many.