Mixing Tom poults into chicken flock

[CatWhisperer]

I acquired 3 Royal palm turkey poults about a month ago. All 3 displayed for the first time this morning. Just curious if the breeder was able to sex them before selling them to me. Also I plan on integrating them into my chicken flock. Will 3 toms be ok together when grown? And will my chicken hens be ok? I have around 40 chickens and about half are roosters. Will I need to sell off a couple of the toms(I hope not)?

 

[turkey girl 0964]

I acquired 3 Royal palm turkey poults about a month ago. All 3 displayed for the first time this morning. Just curious if the breeder was able to sex them before selling them to me. Also I plan on integrating them into my chicken flock. Will 3 toms be ok together when grown? And will my chicken hens be ok? I have around 40 chickens and about half are roosters. Will I need to sell off a couple of the toms(I hope not)?

First I think you might want to get rid of a few of the roosters they will fight and try to kill each other. Just because they all displayed for you doesn't mean that they are all males. And yes if they are all males you are going to want to separate them and get 2 or more hens for the tom. I don't keep my turkeys with my chickens because some chickens carry blackhead disese and it can be deadly to turkey poults. I also don't have enough space to house 11 turkeys with my chickens.

 

[turkey girl 0964]

@R2elk

 

[R2elk]

I acquired 3 Royal palm turkey poults about a month ago. All 3 displayed for the first time this morning. Just curious if the breeder was able to sex them before selling them to me. Also I plan on integrating them into my chicken flock. Will 3 toms be ok together when grown? And will my chicken hens be ok? I have around 40 chickens and about half are roosters. Will I need to sell off a couple of the toms(I hope not)?

You absolutely do not want to turn a group of toms only in with chickens. While the toms may work out their differences and learn to get a long with each other, when breeding season comes, they will start killing your chickens by trying to mate with them.

The people that are able to keep chickens and turkeys together live where blackhead is not a problem. They also have lots of room. They have plenty of obstacles and hiding places so that the chickens can escape the turkeys if necessary. From time to time it is necessary.

 

[CatWhisperer]

First I think you might want to get rid of a few of the roosters they will fight and try to kill each other. Just because they all displayed for you doesn't mean that they are all males. And yes if they are all males you are going to want to separate them and get 2 or more hens for the tom. I don't keep my turkeys with my chickens because some chickens carry blackhead disese and it can be deadly to turkey poults.

I have 1 rooster they try to kill, he is in a separate pen by himself. The others do fine together, been that way for a couple years.

 

[turkey girl 0964]

I have 1 rooster they try to kill, he is in a separate pen by himself. The others do fine together, been that way for a couple years.

By himself? I would at LEAST give him a buddy. Chickens are very social birds and don't like to be alone.

 

[CatWhisperer]

By himself? I would at LEAST give him a buddy. Chickens are very social birds and don't like to be alone.

I put some hens with him at night. The walls of his pen are hardware cloth so other roosters still harass him during the day.

 

[Skipper7410]

I had 7 royal palm toms that lived together in a pen. There were no hens that they could see or hear. They established a pecking order and got along great afterwards...was a regular old boys club lol. BUT I would absolutely not put them with your chickens. As @R2elk said, it's not going to end well for your chickens

 

[Devils Flower]

I acquired 3 Royal palm turkey poults about a month ago. All 3 displayed for the first time this morning. Just curious if the breeder was able to sex them before selling them to me. Also I plan on integrating them into my chicken flock. Will 3 toms be ok together when grown? And will my chicken hens be ok? I have around 40 chickens and about half are roosters. Will I need to sell off a couple of the toms(I hope not)?

We live in the same state...

 

[CatWhisperer]

We live in the same state...

Know anyone with royal palm hens!? You should add your location to your profile.