I have a couple chickens in my backyard (loads more being raised right now) and a female wild turkey decided to lay her eggs in one of my bushes. She spends most of her time on her eggs, obviously, but she seems to enjoy the chickens' company, and she even crouched for the rooster, who then...
I need help you guys I am a new turkey owner and wanting to raise them! I have a royal palm Tom and a red bourbon hen. I’ve read several articles, but I’m not completely understanding! My question is , what will the babies come out to be from my royal palm tom and red bourbon hen?
Hi, so this might be long but hopefully I'll get some feedback. We have 8 ducks and 2 geese, they're about 8 weeks old. We had 3 geese but a horned owl got into our pen and killed one of our geese. We just recently got turkeys and thought they'd be ok to go into the pen with the ducks and geese...
Hi y’all! My name is Heather and I live in Central Texas with my hubby and 2 kids. We recently decided to begin raising chickens after my 6year old daughter saved a turkey poult from a dog on a friends farm and was subsequently given said turkey….
We now have 15 chickens, and 6 5wk old midget...
Over the past few years, I have been able to start a duck and chicken farm and about 4 months ago, I decided to get turkeys as an addition to my farm. My family and I bought two turkeys, both hens named Sydney and Andy. Sadly, after a month of owning Andy, we discovere that her growth was...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I grew up with chickens but haven’t kept them on my own until this year.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
Six. Two pullets and four cockerels (three to deal with, one to keep). Planning on introducing a couple more...
To get right down to the point I bought six turkey chicks from a hatchery, there were two chicks who were opening their mouths like they were trying to chirp but there was nothing, I have had them for a few days now and one seems to be weaker but the other is still going strong just like the...
Hello!
I've been thinking about getting turkeys, just as another pet for the backyard! But I was wondering if they are nice??? Or need to be kept in pairs and If they get along with ducks/chickens?? Feedback would be wonderful!!