What are the differences between raising chickens and turkeys from hatching eggs

[Turkeytom25]

Hi, I have only ever had chickens that I raised from babies. I have heard that young turkeys are more sensitive to conditions and can also be a little dumb. What are the general things I should know in order to raise turkeys from hatching eggs?
Thanks

 

[My2butterflies]

I generally don’t see them as dumb.....but don’t use this style feeder for them(the middle metal rod is missing on mine)
I heard him peeping really loudly and ran to see what was wrong. Poor guy got himself stuck

I raised mine from day olds shipped from a hatchery. Not eggs. But I’d treat them the same as you would chicks.
Dip their beaks in water when adding them to the brooder.
Use puppy pads/paper towels/shelf liner ect. For the first week or two.
Sprinkle food on the floor of the brooder and “tap” at it with your finger to encourage them to eat.
And of course be sure they can’t get themselves stuck in or on anything. They are very curious birds.

And feed them turkey and game bird starter so they get proper nutrition from the start. I like to add grit a couple days before I switch them over to pine shavings. Just to be sure if they eat any that they can pass it through their system.

Others more experienced then me should chime in at some point. But with my limited experience raising poults isn’t any different then chicks or guineas.

 

[TomNY]

I generally don’t see them as dumb.....but don’t use this style feeder for them(the middle metal rod is missing on mine)
I heard him peeping really loudly and ran to see what was wrong. Poor guy got himself stuckView attachment 2563553

I raised mine from day olds shipped from a hatchery. Not eggs. But I’d treat them the same as you would chicks.
Dip their beaks in water when adding them to the brooder.
Use puppy pads/paper towels/shelf liner ect. For the first week or two.
Sprinkle food on the floor of the brooder and “tap” at it with your finger to encourage them to eat.
And of course be sure they can’t get themselves stuck in or on anything. They are very curious birds.

And feed them turkey and game bird starter so they get proper nutrition from the start. I like to add grit a couple days before I switch them over to pine shavings. Just to be sure if they eat any that they can pass it through their system.

Others more experienced then me should chime in at some point. But with my limited experience raising poults isn’t any different then chicks or guineas.

At what age can I start feeding pine shavings instead of starter?

 

[DucksAreBest]

And feed them turkey and game bird starter so they get proper nutrition from the start. I like to add grit a couple days before I switch them over to pine shavings. Just to be sure if they eat any that they can pass it through their system.

Others more experienced then me should chime in at some point. But with my limited experience raising poults isn’t any different then chicks or guineas.

At what age can I start feeding pine shavings instead of starter?

They don't eat pine shavings, they only choke on it.

 

[My2butterflies]

At what age can I start feeding pine shavings instead of starter?

They don't eat pine shavings, they only choke on it.

Haha, oh boy. Sorry if I made it sound like they “should” be eating it. It’s just a precaution so they don’t get it stuck in their system. Baby poults/keets/chicks tend to try an eat anything that fits in their mouths.