Turkey with BLUE Eyes

[RuralLivingFarmette]

If you want to keep his as a pet ok. Continue feeding him as you like. However if you wish to use them as a breeding pair I would suggest changing them over to a higher quality feed and seeing how they fill out over the next season or so. It would not be cost effective to do AI so it they can't or won't breed naturally I'd cut your losses and try new stock or even change the breed to something that is easier to breed.
Remember that getting birds from farm stores don't always mean good quality of genetics. If you would like to get a good base stock try your local farm page and see what hatchery they suggest or perhaps even a local seller that has good foundation stock.

 

[R2elk]

He got game/turkey star and grow at 1st then when that bag was out we started him on non medicated start and grow. BUT he never liked the game turkey we got. we got a small bag of the turkey starter when we got him then got a larger back or start/grow a few weeks later but it was game flock/star grow. we mix all stalk and corn oats in our feed along with oatmeal and wild bird seed (not a lot but as a little treat in the mix) and flax seed) in the winter/breeding times/young we put a little cornmeal in.
We give them fruits/veggies/cheerios/flock block for the chicks/ducks. not sure if we would need a game one for them an it would be ok for the ducks/chickens as they all will be going together. they have out time to roam and free range.
we give them more all stalk in the winter along with corn. what I was told they feed theirs is just turkey feed or wild game.

I am guessing that you did not give it a quality turkey or gamebird starter at first since none of the companies that I know of that make a quality turkey/gamebird starter make a turkey/gamebird starter/grower. A quality turkey/gamebird starter is 28% to 30% protein and contains higher levels of lysine, methionine and niacin. A quality turkey/gamebird grower is 24% protein and in between levels of lysine, methionine and niacin.

The phony turkey/gamebird starter & growers are usually around 24% protein and do not contain the necessary levels of lysine and methionine and often do not contain niacin.

The things that you are adding are mostly low protein and high fat such as corn, wild bird seed and flax. You are not feeding them a healthy diet.

 

[Diamond Peno]

I am guessing that you did not give it a quality turkey or gamebird starter at first since none of the companies that I know of that make a quality turkey/gamebird starter make a turkey/gamebird starter/grower. A quality turkey/gamebird starter is 28% to 30% protein and contains higher levels of lysine, methionine and niacin. A quality turkey/gamebird grower is 24% protein and in between levels of lysine, methionine and niacin.

The phony turkey/gamebird starter & growers are usually around 24% protein and do not contain the necessary levels of lysine and methionine and often do not contain niacin.

The things that you are adding are mostly low protein and high fat such as corn, wild bird seed and flax. You are not feeding them a healthy diet.

I add all the to my Layenna Pettlets not just feed them all I said I mix alone. and I get Purina layenna pellets with omega 3. I have been feeding this to my ducks/chickens for since I got them in 08 and not ever a problem. This is the 1st year I have had turkeys BUT I have seen/heard others have them live with ducks/chickens feeding them the about the same things no problems an them breeding as they dont want them that heavey/fat to be able to breed.
I have hatched out eggs in ducks/chickens this year an only a few problems with 2 ducks that were handicapped. some did not developed, some died while pipping out or after pipping some hatched early and died all things I have read up that CAN happen weather you have good stalk or good food or not.
and just about EVERY sit you look at and up say to USE corn when they are broody or to help give them energy when breeding or laying on a clutch of eggs.
My grandfather us to only feed his birds corn and oats as that is all he could afford half the time. and I can remember when I was little there were babies EVERY WHERE. very seldom were there any health problems. and he let them free range to. he also had lost of herbal plant he planted that he gave to them as well. I dont know all of them but some he dried and put into their food. I am not saying things over the years and not changed and been learned from to be improved to be better. I am just saying just because you feed your this some one else is better off being feed it. I dont care if mine breed. I am not about having them breed their heads off and am not a HUGE industry. I decided to this year raise a few to keep for me and sell the few I don't want. I have a few people who ask me for some chicks FROM my flock and have begged me to my hens or rooster to them because they are so hardy more so then their flock specially in the winter time. to add to theirs to make better one to the few they have left that made it. SO I chose this year to raise my own and sell the ones I did not wish to keep. and I just got the turkey to get one as I always wanted one... if he breeds he breeds oh well if he don't I just wanted to know since he has blue eyes if he was a Holland and not broad because it more rare for a broad to have the blue.

 

[Diamond Peno]

If you want to keep his as a pet ok. Continue feeding him as you like. However if you wish to use them as a breeding pair I would suggest changing them over to a higher quality feed and seeing how they fill out over the next season or so. It would not be cost effective to do AI so it they can't or won't breed naturally I'd cut your losses and try new stock or even change the breed to something that is easier to breed.
Remember that getting birds from farm stores don't always mean good quality of genetics. If you would like to get a good base stock try your local farm page and see what hatchery they suggest or perhaps even a local seller that has good foundation stock.

Most the feed stores get stalk orders from big hatchery companies you see on line that are high quality like cackle, McMurry an others. and most local farms around suggest them or the feed stores... i live in PA lol