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  1. N

    Gender? Breed?

    This little angel is 11 to 12 weeks old. Been battling health issues since I got him. His name is Billiam. Facebook groups are saying it's a female and a BBW. Cal ranch sold it as a heritage. Is it really a meat bird?? He is being treated for zinc toxicity. This baby has the will to live. Ive...
    • Naomishae
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    • gender 12 weeks medical advice turkey
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  2. Athenaeum

    Question: Can you hatch refrigerator eggs, especially if they already have chicks forming inside?

    Okay, so. Hi. My Aunt-in-Law gave us turkey eggs to eat and she has a tom with her lady turkeys, so definitely fertilized. I can also confirm the babies forming because she tends to leave her eggs out on the counter, unwashed mind you, and the weather has been very hot, one of the eggs I cracked...
  3. C

    Question about my baby turkeys death

    A few weeks back I got a few baby turkeys, they were cute and stuff (same one I posted about a while back sadly) For the record, at this time, they were maybe around a week or two old, and they were 3 turkeys and 2 chicken One day, I was doing my normal nightly feeding , before I did this, I...
    • Cheeseymoon
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    • baby turkey death sudden death turkey
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  4. R

    Aging Tom Turkey

    Hello! I’ve recently purchased a property that came with poultry. One is a Tom Turkey who’s out guard dog. That’s what I’ve heard anyways. When we came to view the home in late April, the turkey was fine. Matching around. No issues I could see. 6 weeks later is another story. He’s looking...
  5. S

    Mixed flock TURKEY DUCK GEESE CHICKENS SILKIES

    Hello! This is my first year having a mixed flock so just looking for tips and tricks and experiences of anyone who may have raised all these animals together before I have 13 grown chickens 17 chicks 6 runner ducklings 3 sebastapol goslings 2 turkey baby’s (poults ?) Some more info about my...
  6. N

    Gender? Breed? (assorted turkey). Not a meat bird.

    Hi there! First time posting. He is looking rough I know. I have no experience with chickens or turkeys but here's my story. I went to Cal ranch and saw a bird at the bottom of the cage getting stepped on and look like he was going to die. I asked if they could take him out and separate him...
    • Naomishae
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    • gender poult sick turkey
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  7. P

    Ameraucana Zombie Black Copper Marans Hatching Eggs and More Rare Breeds

    I have various chicken, duck, Guinea and Turkey hatching eggs in central Mississippi. Chicken breeds are: Eastereggers, olive eggers, Ameraucana, French Black Copper Marans, Zombie, Ayam Cemani If you are interested, please message me.
  8. F

    Turkey egg rocking on day 20?

    I’ve raised a lot of chickens, but I recently got ten turkey eggs that I am trying to incubate. Everything was going fine up until now. I have a batch of chicken eggs in a second incubator that are on day 20, and several have popped of those. But as I was looking in the incubator, I noticed a...
  9. R

    Turkey hen moved some eggs but left others…

    It looks like Smokey moved part of her nest. I know this because there were over 10 turkey eggs, I caught a glimpse when she ran out for a dine n dash the other day. And now it looks like there are only like 3-4, plus a bunch of duck eggs. And obviously there is at least one bad one there if not...
  10. SugarDewdrop

    How To Help My Turkey Lose Weight

    Hello! I have a nearly 1 year old BBW turkey hen. We never meant to have her and are still learning the ropes. We only have chickens at the moment plus one turkey, Junebug. We are unable to cull her, so we are trying to give her the best possible life. However, she has gained more weight...
    • SugarDewdrop
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    • bbw turkeys help turkey weight weight gain weight loss
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  11. L

    Is my turkey male or female

    I hatched a turkey about 6 months ago a bourbon red I was thinking it’s a female but I have no idea. Please help
  12. KathiQuacks

    Just sharing - Turkey poults!

    Hello turkey-side of BYC :frow One of my neighbors just had some turkey poults hatch out and have allowed me to come visit them. They are beautiful, floppy, little sweet hearts :love Also, any idea what breed they are? I love the brown and white plumage on their parents!
    • KathiQuacks
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    • photo pictures poult sharing turkey turkey poult
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  13. C

    Turkey Egg Candling Help

    Hi All, We are ordered some turkey eggs through the mail and have had them in the incubator for 9 days now. We had some major humidity issues with our incubator and 3 of the eggs looked pretty scrambled when they arrived. Candled last night and had 4 that looked totally clear and two that had...
  14. A

    Mystery turkey

    We have have had 2 turkeys to hatch that are very light/blonde in color. Both parents are bronze turkeys. Has anyone every seen this?
  15. B

    Eastern Turkeys

    Eastern Turkey Hatching Eggs and Poults. Hatched and sold straight run only. Reserve now while they are available. Some adults available: Jakes/Hens-$200. Eggs- $10 each Poults- $35 each Pickup in Barnesville.
  16. Tony_Jones

    Random White Female (We think)

    So. Tonight, right at dusk, we had a solo white (we believe a female) Turkey showed up on our gravel driveway. Thing is, we are hidden, at least 100 yards from the main road. My son, curious, went out to see why my dog was going out of his mind. Sure enough, this Turkey is just standing there...
  17. outofthereality

    Turkey Tom eye discharge white

    Hello everyone, I have some concerns, I have a one year old Tom. For some reason I’ve just notice his eye has a white discharge and Idk what it is nor how to clean it. Is it bacterial or viral or just eye boogers. If so, the flock doesn’t have any of those issues just him. Can anyone help me...
  18. Pearlescent

    Questions about fertile Turkey eggs.

    My ladies have been laying well, and I have around 17 fertile (I’ve seen the Tom mate both of ‘em) eggs. Here’s the thing, it gets down to 40F here at night. Is that cold enough to cause issues for the eggs? One of my hens sat on them one night, but other than that they’ve been on their own. I...
    • Pearlescent
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    • egg fertile turkey turkey hatching turkeyegg
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  19. caseyahall

    Angel wing in turkey poult?

    First time turkey mom! I was curious if this is angel wing or a normal part of growing? I was told it was angel wing and then told turkeys don't get angel wing and it was normal. I feed the gamebird starter which is 30% protein, so seeing angel wing is caused by high protein diet I need to know...
  20. Pearlescent

    When will my hens start laying?

    I have 2 Turkey hens, a mother and A daughter, and my new Tom. Both hens started squatting about a month ago, but there have been no eggs yet. Both have bred. The mother, who started laying in February last year, was Bred on the 12th of march. And the other on the 10th. Both have stopped...
    • Pearlescent
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