New male with my girls

[Orpington71]

So I’m getting a juvenile male black Spanish turkey, and I’m just wondering if he will do fine with my 4 girls (5 month old buff Orpingtons). I know about the possibility of him contracting blackhead, but I heard it’s just a risk you have to take. Just wondering if the hens will bully him or not, because I don’t want that to happen, or will it be the other way around? Thanks in advance, no rude comments please.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

I generally recommend keeping turkeys and chickens separately. If your plans are to keep a solitary Tom turkey than he may at some point try to mate your chickens. Either way the species aren't always compatible, and best kept in separate housing.

 

[Orpington71]

I generally recommend keeping turkeys and chickens separately. If your plans are to keep a solitary Tom turkey than he may at some point try to mate your chickens. Either way the species aren't always compatible, and best kept in separate housing.

Okay thank you!

 

[R2elk]

So I’m getting a juvenile male black Spanish turkey, and I’m just wondering if he will do fine with my 4 girls (5 month old buff Orpingtons). I know about the possibility of him contracting blackhead, but I heard it’s just a risk you have to take. Just wondering if the hens will bully him or not, because I don’t want that to happen, or will it be the other way around? Thanks in advance, no rude comments please.

Unless you are getting the turkey to process, I would not have a lone tom turkey with chickens. Turkeys are social birds and should be kept with other turkeys. Chickens will not meet their social needs.

A lone tom raised with chickens will try to breed your chickens when breeding season comes around and you will not like the results.

 

[Orpington71]

Unless you are getting the turkey to process, I would not have a lone tom turkey with chickens. Turkeys are social birds and should be kept with other turkeys. Chickens will not meet their social needs.

A lone tom raised with chickens will try to breed your chickens when breeding season comes around and you will not like the results.

Okay well I can’t get them now anyways since I’m not able to setup another cage. Thanks though.