Turkey chicks hatched. What now?

[sandy sea]

Turkey chicks hatched today. Should I move the Tom turkey (dad turkey) to a different coop. The hen hatched her eggs in a crate off the ground. All the chicks and the hen are now on the ground. I am worried that the tom might step on the chicks. What do I do?

 

[casportpony]

I raise mine in brooders, so I'm not sure. How many are there?

 

[sandy sea]

8 chicks.

 

[casportpony]

Have you seen this thread?
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...key-kill-new-born-turkeys.298996/post-3659719

 

[R2elk]

Turkey chicks hatched today. Should I move the Tom turkey (dad turkey) to a different coop. The hen hatched her eggs in a crate off the ground. All the chicks and the hen are now on the ground. I am worried that the tom might step on the chicks. What do I do?

If possible, move the hen and poults into a separate pen for the next two weeks. The poults need a high protein turkey or game bird starter which is also good to help the hen recover from being broody for the past month.

I wait until the poults are at least 2 weeks old before I will let them in the general population.

 

[Molpet]

My hens prefer the tom to be away for the first couple weeks. Younger toms try to take advantage when hens are warning up poults. Not good.
But I had a missing poult one time and found fine with dad keeping it warm.