Turkey Poult Questions - (Sexing, Care, etc)

[Isadora]

Unfortunately I lost one a few days ago. It was the smaller one so likely the female.

Pretty sad about that. I’m worried now that if the remaining one grows up (likely male) thinking the hens are his, he might kill them trying to mate. I’ve heard horror stories of this happening. Is it common?

Yes, unfortunately.

 

[BlessedChaosHomestead]

Unfortunately I lost one a few days ago. It was the smaller one so likely the female.

Pretty sad about that. I’m worried now that if the remaining one grows up (likely male) thinking the hens are his, he might kill them trying to mate. I’ve heard horror stories of this happening. Is it common?

Unless you're done with turkeys aside from the one you have, it's "turkey season". lol So TSC (and Rural King, and your local CO-OP, if you're in the south should have more.)
But...if that's the broad breasted one, isn't that a meat turkey?? Meaning you will have to kill it sooner than later because they start having internal failure due to fast growing genetics.
If that's the case I wouldn't think you'd have to worry about it attacking your female hens as it will be processing time way before that.

BUT I only have a few months experience with turkeys. We got rid of them because of the stress they were causing. lol More experienced people can contradict that.

 

[R2elk]

BUT I only have a few months experience with turkeys. We got rid of them because of the stress they were causing. lol More experienced people can contradict that.

Turkeys aren't for everyone.

 

[Isadora]

Turkeys aren't for everyone.

Unless

 

[R2elk]

Unless

I know it's hard to believe but there are actually people that don't like eating turkey.

 

[Isadora]

I know it's hard to believe but there are actually people that don't like eating turkey.

what a travesty.

 

[Isadora]

Perhaps it is a cooking issue. I know I didn't really care for turkey when I was a kid because my mom always cooked it too long and it was very dry.

 

[R2elk]

Perhaps it is a cooking issue. I know I didn't really care for turkey when I was a kid because my mom always cooked it too long and it was very dry.

There is that but there is also the taste issue where people inherit genes that affect how things taste to them.

There are people that can't stand fresh tomatoes but are fine with processed tomatoes as in spaghetti sauce or catsup. There are the ones who like cilantro and those that it tastes like soap to.

There are also the vegetarians that don't believe in eating meat.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I know it's hard to believe but there are actually people that don't like eating turkey.

Yo

what a travesty.

Sorry.

 

[BlessedChaosHomestead]

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Hahah yes! We love Turkey meat here.

As for the Turkey issues; it def didnt help it was our first year for chickens, ducks, rabbits and turkeys. Lol

As they got older the Tom would leave the hen to fend for herself against our young roosters. (6 pullets turned into 3 cockerels and 3 hens. ) Hed fly up to the tarp and hide. Lol then they started attacking the younger chicks we were introducing into the flock. We were done then. Less stress to sell them. Lol