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Thanks folks. I appreciate any advice that is offered. I'm new to this and, although this country is chicken crazy, I don't necessarily want to rely on local advice for our turkeys.

We have mixed corn with vitamin supplemented corn. I have decided to let them roam free on our land to see how they get on. However, at just a few weeks old and still missing mum, they may be too young to allow to forage. I'm starting to identify the different characters now. We have one that is less vociferous than the others. It looks just as healthy and feeds well but when the other 4 exchange whistles with me, this one just stands and stares. It also feeds mainly alone, perhaps going to the water while the others tuck into the feed. There is no sign of bullying or attack but I think I need to keep an eye on how it gets on.

I will start to take pics and post them. I have benefitted from seeing other members' pics. so it's only fair to give future newbies a chance to learn from my mistakes.