turkeys

Hi All -- Second year in a row I am raising up a bunch (25-30) of heritage breed turkeys for holiday eating. Mostly mixed breed heritage (generally looking like standard bronzes but some lighter) and Bourbon reds. Last year, I didn't clip wings and these strong flyers would roost all over, but...

Hey! This is my first contest! I decided to make a contest specifically for all the funny derpy turkeys out there! If you have funny/derpy pictures of your Turkey feel free to post them! Please read the WHOLE POST before entering! If you ignore the rules I won't count your votes! RULES~ ~NO...

PLEASE HELP! I have three 4 week old turkeys and they are all shaking/twitching and scratching their heads very often. One is laying down and starting to become lethargic. I tried checking for mites, but not really sure what I’m looking for. They are inside in a pine bedded brooder with a heat...

Does anyone use a yearly preventative to keep sickness and worms out of there flock? I have never had any problems in the last 7 years with my chickens and ducks but now I have my turkeys and I want to make sure I cover all bases and keep as much unwanted Parasites and disease out of my flock.

Hi all, a few days ago one of my 8wk broad breasted turkeys died. She was fine in the morning and started gasping for air around 7pm and was dead by 8pm. A couple days go by and one of my Cayuga ducklings died, then another the next day. They aren’t housed together, but are housed inside in...

Hi there! So, soon i will be getting some Narragansett turkey poults. I have kept turkeys once before, but ended up having to sell them as we were in the city and they were spending more time running around the neighborhood than in our yard. FINALLY we have 25 acres in a rural area, and I am...

I captured my first turkeys hatch in the incubator. Soooo sweet. 13 babies hatched in a few hours. They are just a few days old now and still look at me like I am mummy. Totally in love with my new babies!!!! 😍🥰

I have a 9 month old Bourbon red Jake named Autumn and a 3 year old Bronze hen named Monny. Monny only sits down for me, And it seems that Autumn only cares for me. When they DO rarely mount, Its like neither of them know what they're doing. I would love too breed them but They're kind of...

Hi all! I'm working on a video project (that will be on YouTube. :) ) about Naked Necks and the genetics behind them, but I need some pictures! Both of my birds are heterozygous and both have bibs and I really need some pictures of homozygous naked necks, meaning they do not have a bib. :)...

These are my Narraganset x bourbon red boys! They are 6 months today! They get their good looks from their mama :)

I'm just throwing this out here to increase the amount of information out there for folks considering keeping turkeys and chickens together. Last spring (March 2020) we got 6 different chickens, all different breeds and 2 turkeys, one Narraganset and one local mutt. The local turkey got killed...

Hi everyone, I have one turkey that resembles sweetgrass and tiger bronze (semi pencilled). When she is about 1 month, she resembles sweetgrass poult that have pattern on her wings. But when she grows up, she looks like tiger bronze. When i learn turkeys varieties on porter's turkey web and...

Hello, We plan to process three jakes tomorrow. They are all heritage. We have to buy a hatchet, a bucket, and some ice. This is my first time and we do not have most of the supplies yet, we can’t afford a plucker or the supplies to make a scalding tank. We plan to stick their heads through a...

Hey I am looking for hatching eggs for spring from either Beltsville Small white or Midget White turkeys, to be shipped to Denmark, EU. I currently have no idea if they exist in Europe, so I am also looking for US sellers. Hoping for 50+ eggs to set up the breed.

So we have a group of six turkeys. Just like the title, five jakes, one jenny. They’re currently fine, but I know this is gonna be a problem later with fighting and overbreeding. They also hang out in the same yard as chickens and ducks, though they were raised separately and usually keep to...

So very odd question, but turns out one of my two female turkeys is actually a male. He’s just started gobbling & puffing out his feathers today. Earlier I caught him essentially mating the air, just stood by himself doing the whole business. Anyone elses do this? Also, what’re peoples...

So, I am hoping to get turkeys next year. Heritage only, and preferably a recognized breed. What do you think of the recognized breeds? (Beltsville Small White, Black Bourbon Red, Bronze, Narragansett, Royal Palm, Slate, and White Holland) Any others you recommend?