Turkeys in the pen with chickens???

[chicken farmer]

I have a pen and coop with chickens and I'm wanting to get a turkey or two,how are they,will they get along and is there anything to no?

 

[gryeyes]

I have a couple turkeys (and some geese and ducks) in my flock of sixty some chickens and they get along fine. I incubated the turkey eggs and hatched, then brooded the turkeys with chicks I hatched so they grew up together with chickens; then integrated them into the flock just like I always do with adolescent chickens.

It can work. A lot of people keep turkeys with chickens. Mine coop up with the chickens, too. But my flock ranges freely over two thirds of an acre; none are penned (except during the integration process).

 

[chicken farmer]

I have a couple turkeys (and some geese and ducks) in my flock of sixty some chickens and they get along fine. I incubated the turkey eggs and hatched, then brooded the turkeys with chicks I hatched so they grew up together with chickens; then integrated them into the flock just like I always do with adolescent chickens.

It can work. A lot of people keep turkeys with chickens. Mine coop up with the chickens, too. But my flock ranges freely over two thirds of an acre; none are penned (except during the integration process).

Ok thanks,I'm wanting to buy some young or adult turkeys to put in with my flock

 

[tepchickens]

I had ten 4 week old chickens. We got 6 Turkeys and kept them separate until they were all feathered out. When we put them in the pen the chickens were interested but friendly. Our roo got a bit rough but one of the baby Turkeys promptly pecked him in the face. Now they are best of friends Our turkeys are really adventurous and social. I don't think you'll regret adding a couple to your flock. Have fun!!

 

[RedIII]

I raised poults with chicks last year and they were fine up until the turkeys were adults. Then they started beating up on the chickens, particularly the roosters (in all fairness, the roos would pick fights) I moved the turkeys to a different area with different chickens, and they would gang up on the rooster there, who thought it was his job to give them a hard time. One of the turkeys got processed, and now the rooster will beat up the tom. So, I think it's kind of a luck of the draw thing. I do think that your chances of mixing them as babies is better, though. Just speaking from personal experience.

 

[chicken farmer]

Thanks for that,I might try some adults and watch them for a while and see how things go

 

[tastybabies]

Its so much easier to get them young and raise them with other young chickens about their size, pen those together and when you introduce them to the flock they'll still have each other and wont see the pecking order as "all of this type of bird hates me, so i'll hate it". if that makes sense. Or if anything, get them from a breeder that raises them side by side with other birds.

 

[chicken farmer]

Its so much easier to get them young and raise them with other young chickens about their size, pen those together and when you introduce them to the flock they'll still have each other and wont see the pecking order as "all of this type of bird hates me, so i'll hate it". if that makes sense. Or if anything, get them from a breeder that raises them side by side with other birds.

True that would be better