My perfect hawk deterent

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The turkeys must be at least 3/4 grown or they are nor pred. proof. i've 16 turk's running around literaly, they will not go in a building. since we have had no problem with flying pred's including a bald eagle. We have owls, a lot of owls, one went after a lg bronze last summer (about 2 am) and lost, the owl not the turkey, they didn't kill the owl be he lost alot of feathers, I took the feather in to the DNR, and they told me it was a great horned owl.

Geese and peacocks work also

I'm feeling my flock is going to be protected pretty good, we've got 4 turkey chicks and 2 African goslings.
 
I am responding to SnapHappi's post on March 15th. Did you find your turkeys in the morning or what time of day? I could be wrong, but hawks don't normally take off the head. It sounds more like a raccoon to me. Raccoons almost always bite the head off first. It "debrains" the bird and causes the feathers to come out easily. Then they usually go for the middle of the back, and make a deep gouge wound. At least that has been our experience more than once with raccoons and chickens. A raccoon WILL bite the head off of a roosting turkey.

As for the little dog..... a dog can kill a turkey and a turkey can kill a dog. I wouldn't want to experience either scenario. Best plan is to get the owner to keep the little dog up. Tell him you've got a turkey that could kill his dog. Maybe it will help. Good luck.

I believe peacocks are good hawk deterrents too. We have both turkeys and peacocks. Haven't had a hawk attack since the turkeys came on the scene. Now they are in pens and the peacocks free range. Plenty of hawks fly over, but, by the grace of God, no hawk attacks. We lost full-grown chickens, most of our baby guineas, and even one adult guinea to hawks before the turkeys joined us.

Hope this helps a little. Hope y'all have a GREAT day too!
 
This thread has lead us to get our own hawk deterents - now, what do we do with them? We got 3 chicks today and figure to raise them like little chickens. Right or wrong? They are straight run, so we don't know what they are, but in the event that one is a hen, do y'all eat the eggs? Speaking of hens, are they deterents also, or only the toms?
 
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Thanks for straightening me out on the "direction" of risk and for the explanation - more complete than what I have seen in books.

Blackhead is not caused by cecal worm, it is caused by a microscopic protozoan called Histomonas Meleagridis. The cecal worm is an intermediate host. The only effective treatment that I know of is metronidazole. Prevention is key:

http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/library/lvstk2/EP69.pdf
 
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Do goats do well with turkeys? My boyfriend actually had a bottle fed Boer(about a month give or take) that weighed atleast 15 lbs. and went missing. We eventually found his stomach and nothing else. There was no hair on the fence and no way for a coyote to get in or fox! The only thing we could figure is it was a bird or a bobcat. We have thought of getting turkeys but if it was an owl that got the goat a turkey wouldnt be much help since owls also hunt turkeys. We are going to get a great pyrense puppy soon! We live in North Ga can anyone think of what may have gotten the poor goat?
 
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This thread has lead us to get our own hawk deterents - now, what do we do with them? We got 3 chicks today and figure to raise them like little chickens. Right or wrong? They are straight run, so we don't know what they are, but in the event that one is a hen, do y'all eat the eggs? Speaking of hens, are they deterents also, or only the toms?

Good luck with the poults. I am new to raising poults myself. They are pretty much like chicks except:
Do not give them cold water, their water must be tepid or room temp.
They eat gamebird chick feed for the higher protein.
They shouldn't go outside unattended until fully grown as they will be prey for large birds and other predators.
Turkey poults are little more "fragile" than chicks for the first few weeks or so.
I hope the females are hawk deterents like the males, I think it's their size that deters the hawks.​
 
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Thanks for straightening me out on the "direction" of risk and for the explanation - more complete than what I have seen in books.

Blackhead is not caused by cecal worm, it is caused by a microscopic protozoan called Histomonas Meleagridis. The cecal worm is an intermediate host. The only effective treatment that I know of is metronidazole. Prevention is key:

http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/library/lvstk2/EP69.pdf

Ultimately, yes, a microorganism. Carried by the cecal worm which is carried by an earthworm and eaten by the poultry. Or inadvertantly eaten in feed on the ground of infected birds via poop.
 
DO geese make decent raptor deterrents? I wonder because I am a true BYC'er - - I live in town and raise chickens in my backyard.
A goose I could handle, not so much a turkey.

My neighbor three doors down had one once, and it made an awful racket. I was surprised at how loud it was when it got going.
It didn't bother me, but then I'm pretty eclectic.

Not everyone is and I don't want to test the tolerance of my neighbors too much.....
 

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