Narragansett

I am happy to see your post. I am going to get 6 poults next month, not sure which breed yet. I have been looking at the Royal Palms since they are so beautiful. I don't need a really large turkey and hope to end up with a pair that will have young.

I've raised Narragansetts for a few years. I hatch a few every year to keep mthe flock going & to put in the freezer. Because they mature more slowly than the commercial breeds they produce a much more flavorful table bird, very much like wild Turkeys.
I've never had a hen set although I know they will. I prefer to use an incubator so the hatch occurs on my schedule not the bird's.
I rarely ever lose a poult & have never known them to "forget" to eat or drink. If you're suffering high losses there may be some other cause.
BTW-there's only one breed of Turkey, the Turkey. There are a number of varieties of Turkey.

Wow what a great Turkey to have gotten. I have a male and female of the white broad breasted and bronze broad breasted. They never miss a meal. The hens will set on eggs if they have them. This will be the first year that I have full grown hens and Toms so we will see what happens. They get kind of aggressive when it comes to the food bowls. If a chicken sticks its head in there the turkey will grab it by the back of the head. I've seen them shake my chickens before but luckily got them away from the turkey before any damage was done. I think that's how I lost my big Lt. Braham last year.

now i never thought of having a turkey ....will they get along with chickens or do you need to keep them separate?

I have 2 Narragansett toms & am looking for 2 hens to mate up with my lonely gents in Colorado. These birds are awesome with the greatest disposition. If you know where I can get 2 hens without purchasing 15 from a hatchery, I'd be very grateful.

I don't, unfortunately. We only got ours this spring with a plan to eat them in the fall, but that may be changing, we really like them! I have a Jake and a Jenny.

We got our from Cackle, as part of a larger chick order.

I have a pair of 3.5 month old Standard Bronze Turkeys and so far they get along great with the chickens. My chickens free range every day from sun up to sun down and we let the turkeys out with them a few times a week in the afternoon.

I have never really appreciated domesticated turkeys of any breed but the wild ones, for the most part have my respect. Errant behavior will spell doom for the wild cousins but will only draw mild rebuke from a nurse maid hen.

Good luck to all who keep and enjoy the Narragansetts breed. By no means the worst of the lot.

Jason

Does anyone have an SOP quality pair? I am looking for a pair to improve my bloodlines