turkeys

  1. majasdee

    Are minted peas okay for ducks, chickens and turkeys?

    Can anyone tell me if minted peas are okay for ducks, chickens and turkeys? I know normal peas are just not sure about minted. I hate minted peas so thought I'd give my babies a treat rather than toss them out. Can anyone also what treats are suitable for them as well especially for turkey...
  2. jpepmiller

    Turkeys Not Eating

    I just bought a pair of year old turkeys that have been free ranges all their lives but I have them in a run for now while they get used to me. I’ve been feeding them a mixture of hen scratch(milo,cracked corn, etc), layer pellets, and even sweet feed, but it doesn’t seem like they care much for...
  3. SugarGroveFarm

    Mixed Flock Information (What Can You Keep Together?)

    Hello everyone! Just looking for some information on birds that you can keep together. I am interested in chickens, ducks, geese, swans, turkeys, and peafowl. Can you keep all of these birds together in one large flock? Thanks in advance for any information and advice!
  4. jpepmiller

    New To Turkeys.. Question about egg laying

    so I just bought a pair of adult bronze turkeys a couple of days ago and have them in a medium-sized holding pen until I get there big run finished. I knew that the hen would start laying soon, but I went out today and found an egg in the middle of the pen. I had a nesting area in the pen for...
  5. FreeBird1

    Sweetgrass Turkeys

    Hi All, I am looking for Sweetgrass Turkeys fertile eggs or poults. Does anyone know of a breeder, preferably on the west coast? Thanks in advance!
  6. ReseisCL16

    What do Turkey Poults Really Need (Feed Wise)?

    So I've decided to try turkeys this year. I have two heritage breeds, a Royal Palm and a Bourbon Red, on order and they're coming in a week or so. These turkeys would be strictly pets; I would never, ever eat them. I have raised countless batches of chicks:jumpy, so I know the drill for...
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  7. TheBirdLady2001

    Turkeys and Quails -ONTARIO, CANADA-

    Looking for turkeys, preferably Bourbon Reds, but open to other breeds, including mixes. Also looking for coturnix or button quail. Only looking for hatching eggs or day olds. Located in Windsor, Ontario, but willing to travel a bit, or I will pay or shipping. Looking for them ASAP! Thanks :)
  8. Danette Anderson

    Truckys

    Hi i have two female turkeys, and i find that i truely love them! And enjoy spending time with them, I would love to breed them, for pets but no tom, do people rent toms? I live in Battle Ground Wa.
  9. Densunes

    What are some positive and good reinforcements for Turkeys?

    My teacher want's me to look up reinforcements for our turkeys. Such as what foods will they like the most, and the foods that they can not have. What methods to transport them pen to pen are good and what methods are bad?
  10. Choosing The Right Coop For You

    Choosing The Right Coop For You

    Coops are a wonderful thing. They house your flock, protect them, and shelter them in bad weather. However, they're also very confusing. There's different sizes, shapes, and styles. Some work better for others, but the perfect one is out there. Pic by stvcoops You'll want to consider five...
  11. kegr

    Newbie

    Hi. I'm new to Backyard Chickens, but not new to chickens. We have had laying hens off and on for 10 years or so. We also get a batch if meat birds every spring. I love the feeling of not being dependent on the stores for my chicken and eggs. We also guinea fowl, turkeys, 2 nanny goats and a...
  12. Enslaved by Ducks

    Enslaved by Ducks

    A book about a man and his wife falling in love with over a dozen animals in their marriage. They adopt parrots, ducks, turkeys, cats, rabbits, doves, and more! I found that this book was a real page turner!
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  13. kesrchicky16

    Not my turkeys but they like free food!

    So I have chickens and ducks but these wild turkeys have adopted out house as home base and sleep in the neighbor's tree.
  14. MillersFarm

    MillersFarm's Coop.

    Coming Soon~!
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  15. K

    Raising Turkeys for FFA

    I'm raising 5 turkeys for my chapter of FFA for the first time, I'm wondering if anyone has any advice on how to raise bigger birds and how to fatten them up. The people who show birds at the shows I attend have been doing it for many years so they know a lot more than i do, but I want to have a...
  16. MillersFarm

    Raising heritage Turkeys for meat and breeding... Advice?

    So this is my first year raising turkeys and i'm already in love. Started out with a rescue, a broad breasted bronze we named Dorthy. Got a friend for her, a half Black Spanish half wild tom. Realized we didn't have enough hens so we bought 3 royal palm hens one turned out to be a tom so we...
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    • breeding meat turkeys pens turkeys
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  17. JMBer2c

    Chickens and turkeys

    Hi! I was wondering if anyone else is raising turkeys with their chickens. We have two, a Tom and a hen named Christmas and Easter. They’re a lot of fun and their hilarious to watch. They live with our eight chickens. They have their own turkey roost while the chickens have their own coop. They...
  18. CPT

    Turkey Roosts?

    Hello! Just got 4 black turkeys; I don't have any roosting areas for them at the moment. We have a goat shed/barn for the goats and I'm thinking about putting roosting bars in there, but not sure if our new turkeys will go inside of it. Or maybe build some kind of 45 degree angle roosting...
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    • barn roost turkeys
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  19. S

    silver pheasent pair living with other poultry??

    HI all, (second post within 10 minutes, just signed up, hope im doing this right) I have a pair of silver pheasents recently given to me. i have them penned up at the moment by themselves. i would love to know if they can be free ranged? and/or if they can live in a 30 x 50m pen with 5 ducks...
  20. L

    Favorite Breeds of Birds?

    Hi! Just out of curiosity, I decided to start this thread. What are your favorite breeds for chickens? Any breeds are fine, bantams or standards. You can also say what your favorite breeds are for other birds, such as ducks, pheasants, turkeys, quail, etc. Just make sure you clarify that they're...
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