Turkeys For 2013

[redneck farmer]

I would like to raise some turkeys this year. What do your turkey pens/coops look like?

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[chicken pickin]

Here is mine

 

[Kjordanov]

Very nice! so similar to chicken housing but larger lol.

 

[Shoshana]

ANyone want to share on how to decrease the feed bill?

Sprout grains like wheat, rye barley,

 

[Shoshana]

ANyone want to share on how to decrease the feed bill?

Sprout grains like wheat, rye, barley, BOSS, alfalfa, flax, etc. You can convert 1 lb of seed into up to 6 lbs of greens over 7 days... check MichiganSnowPony's fodder system video on YouTube. HTH!

 

[redneck farmer]

Question: I have a ten day old poult an I'm feeding him 25% protein... That is the highest that I could find! My feed store only has 30% in a 50 lb bag an I only it one poult so to buy that would be rediculis is 25% ok for it?

 

[frank53061]

KuntryGirl


How is your situation with having Meany more eggs than Incubator space do you have enough brooding fowl to take care of the extra eggs.

 

[KrisH]

Question: I have a ten day old poult an I'm feeding him 25% protein... That is the highest that I could find! My feed store only has 30% in a 50 lb bag an I only it one poult so to buy that would be rediculis is 25% ok for it?

Don't forget you will be feeding it that for quite a while

RobertH

 

[redneck farmer]

Alright

 

[StelleKitten]

I have some turkey poults. They are now three days old and I was wondering how do you sex a turkey? I should have asked this first and then went to buy them but I didn't. So far they are doing great. They are eating chick starter but I am giving them "treats" three times a day of scrambled egg, bugs (as I can catch them), and some mackerel (though not much of this). Should that be good enough or should I increase the protein amounts? If you want I can provide pictures of the three poults (which I am hoping for two hens and a tom but my luck is never that good).