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turkeymom17

turkeymom17

In the Brooder
May 5, 2017
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Hi everyone! This spring my husband decided to get turkey fever and we ended up get 16 turkeys that were all about 3-4 days old. I have 2 dogs, and 3 little girls and I get the pleasure of staying home to take care of all my babies feathered and fur included. So we are down to 13 turkey cause they picked on each other. They are all about 4 weeks now and starting to loose their baby feathers. We try and hold them every day, so as they grow they still like the attention. For now they are in a small ish coop in my garage till they fully feather. Then we start work on Godzilla coop in a month. I can't wait to see how they grow and all the personalities they swam to have already.
 
When birds are overcrowded and bored, they tend to peck at each other - so they need more space and some things to do. You may want to post on the "Turkey thread," because I am not sure what they are allowed to eat apart from their turkey feed.etc. Chickens like to go after a head of cabbage suspended just above their heads so they have to jump up to eat some. This also gives them exercise.
 
G’Day from down under turkeymom17
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Welcome!

I hope you enjoy being a BYC member. There are lots of friendly and very helpful folks here so not only is it overflowing with useful information it is also a great place to make friends and have some fun.

You might want to also pop in and say hello on your local thread: https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/26/where-am-i-where-are-you ‘Find your State’s thread.

If you would like to share pictures and stories of your turkeys, you have come to the right place. BYC’ers never tire of these and do not back away slowly or commence eye rolling when the photo album or home videos come out
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