Turkeys

[Farm girl life]

Hi. I was just given 4 turkeys and I don’t know what to do with them. Someone called me and said that they wondered into his yard. He asked if I wanted them. I didn’t have anywhere to put them so I put them in with my chickens I have never had turkeys before. I don’t know how old they are or what kind they are. Does anyone have any suggestions on what I should do with them? They’re fully feathered but only about 12 “ tall. Should I sell them now or wait till they get full sized. I don’t even know how much they run. If anyone has any suggestions or recommendations on how to raise them it would be much appreciated!

 

[Mother of Chaos]

Hi. I was just given 4 turkeys and I don’t know what to do with them. Someone called me and said that they wondered into his yard. He asked if I wanted them. I didn’t have anywhere to put them so I put them in with my chickens I have never had turkeys before. I don’t know how old they are or what kind they are. Does anyone have any suggestions on what I should do with them? They’re fully feathered but only about 12 “ tall. Should I sell them now or wait till they get full sized. I don’t even know how much they run. If anyone has any suggestions or recommendations on how to raise them it would be much appreciated!

Hi, welcome to BYC!

Have you seen this other subforum? https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/turkeys.20/

This current forum that you’re reading now, Managing Your Flock, deals with various kinds of flocks, mostly chickens, but the Turkeys one can probably answer your questions better.

(All I know about turkeys is the temp to pre-heat the oven. )