Turkeys and chickens?

[brandibaby23]

Would chickens and turkeys be ok to free range together? Would they hurt each other?

 

[Sir Birdaholic]

Been free ranging them together for years, but some people worry about blackhead, but I've never had it here.

 

[brandibaby23]

What is black head?

 

[Sir Birdaholic]

Best you research, better explanation than a one- finger typist can do.

 

[PepsNick]

I know plenty of people who do this and house them together. They don't seem to even know each other exist.

 

[PatS]

Many people have no problem. I have had difficulties with turkeys bullying chickens in a free range situation. A friend lost a rooster to a turkey attack.

We're going to process and eat the remaining turkeys over the next couple of months, and only raise 3 or 4 a year, staring with babies in the spring so they grow up with the new chicks. If we allowed the ones we have now to survive through next year I have no doubt they would kill the baby chicks as we begin to let them out to free range at about 6 weeks of age. It is too bad, we have loved raising the turkeys and really enjoy their outgoing personalities.

 

[Wayne&Kim1963]

I have always had Turkeys and chickens together. If it was me I would just get rid of aggressive ones think they had personality that was not too good with getting along and get different males.

 

[abhaya]

i know people who raise them together with no problem.

 

[brandibaby23]

Thank you all I don't have any turkeys but was just curious because I wanted to hatch a turkey egg or two but have not really decided if I am going to yet.