She said/He said Who's right? Who's wrong? No one!

[Ravynscroft]

Nice co... roo, frmboyinthecity... and turkeys are super sweet!!

 

[sideWing]

Flexwatt is 20-40 watts per linear foot depending on width.  So if you wanted to build a 4' brooder panel out of an old 4 tube shop light hood, it would use 160 watts.  A 2 tube hood would be about 80 watts, not enough.  The fluorescent fixtures ripped out of old dropped ceilings would make nice enclosures for flexwatt for brooder hoods.  Cover the top with a waterproof surface and protect with a hardware cloth screen or heat proof panel.

Flex watt is such a gentle heat I have used it up against the sides in direct contact with pine shavings. Dust all over it. I have used it as a cave and some chicks roost right on top of it. It really is a gentle but consistent heat. I need to switch it again with the bulb I'm running.

 

[frmboyinthecity]

But they are so sweet! And your Cornish is lovely!

I believe it. I'm pretty tempted. I just don't really have the space for them here. I really need to move.

Nice co... roo, frmboyinthecity... and turkeys are super sweet!!

TWSS.

 

[lazy gardener]

Do you think that you can give chickens whey after making yogurt?

They would love it. Any time I have whey, I dump it right into my FF.

 

[Cockatrice6420]

No need to caponize turkeys as they take a minimum of 36 weeks to reach sexual maturity (heritage) and only 29 weeks to marketable size and weight (heritage) or 20 weeks (broad breasted).

Good morning all!

Thanks Walnut, I hope you're feeling better. I had to ask just because turkeys are so mass farmed, and I know the lore about commercial poultry and other food animal farms, using hormones to grow their animals.

 

[Cockatrice6420]

At times this thread is a graphic representation of the process

Look out, I might get frisky while making fruit salad!

 

[LameyInn7423]

At times this thread is a graphic representation of the process

There's usually a roo in the mix egging it on....

 

[WalnutHill]

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Flex watt is gentle, but somewhat fragile where electrical connections are concerned. I'd not let chicks roost on it, though I would be fine putting it behind a glass plate on the walls for radiant heat.

 

[WalnutHill]

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It's not permissible to use hormones in growing animals for food. The broad breasted turkeys are the product of more than 60 years of selective breeding targeted only at feed conversion and quick growth. I have raised them, and have two in my breeding flock (I am de-evolving them) but will not raise them for market any more. Think of 35-50 pound Cornish crosses...

Antibiotics and arsenic are another matter...those are rampant in the commercial growth.

 

[lazy gardener]

I've heard about the arsenic, but my most recent research has said that they stopped using it in 2011. If you have data that states otherwise, I'd love to hear it. Yes, I do believe that commercial birds, as well as other commercial meat sources are kept on low dose antibiotics throughout their life span. this is how they are able to be grown to slaughter in such crowded filthy conditions. This is also a big part of the reason (IMO) why we are afflicted with the super bacteria that are antibiotic resistant.