Recent content by ocdman

We do raise them, and most of your information is correct----they should always be free flying, never pinioned or clipped. Pen should be as large as possible and mostly water, they seem to only go to land to eat, they will perch above the water, water is their security. We keep 6 pairs here at...

Hi, Ocellated Turkeys are wonderful birds, but very heart breaking at times, I did raise 4 last year, but then had a bacteria bloom around Thanks Giving and lost three adults, that seems to be the norm with these guys. Normally I can anticipate a bloom, but we had abnormally cold weather early...

Hi Everyone, I'm fairly new to BYC, I've spoken with many of you on other sites, My real name is Virgil and I'm the owner of Florida Avian Conservancy ------I want to let you know that I've started a facebook page Florida Avian Conservancy and have and will continue to post...

Hi netapus, wonderful web site, beautiful pictures of all the birds. The aggression seems to be mostly in the brooder raised males, in my adult birds and wild caught I haven't seen "much" aggression, but perhaps a little in one bird. These males are just a year old now, so I'm getting ready to...

How many females per male do you keep? The most I've kept with a male is 3 females How many eggs per season, and how many clutches per year? 15 to 30 eggs a year, usually only one clutch Are the females good mothers or do you have to artificially incubate them? I've never had one sit...

Yes, we sell young birds after they are eating on their own. We hand feed most of them, but also let the adults parent raise at certain times of the year. They sell for 2500.00 each, we usually include shipping (United or Delta) and box for that price. At any given time we usually have 4 or 5...

The aggression is not bad at all, I think its rather enjoyable. The male flys at your face, but if you don't turn away he stops the attack. I've tried to get a video or picture, but if I have a camera they won't do it. There's something fun about seeing this little goose with its mouth wide...

maransfan16, since they are not true geese I'm guessing they are sexually mature at a year or maybe less---I do know the males color out at about 6 months. destinduck, As far as the aggression goes, I think its an admirable trait, I suspect these aggressive males will be great breeders.

They are a little cold sensitive, if I lived in the north I would have a small building attached to their enclosure with maybe heat tape on the roosts and straw on the ground. They can withstand short periods of below freezing temperatures, I'm not sure how much. We've been down to 28 degrees...

Hi Shawn, we've talked before online----sw florida, we currently have 9 pair of them, only one pair has produced so far--------I think they are better in pairs, they will actually kill other pairs if given the chance, breeding season here is year round, and yes, the most aggressive are the ones...

Hi, I'm in Florida, I've raised a few of the Ocellated every year for the past 6 years, I'm hoping this will be my best year so far.

They really aren't that hard to care for, enclosure size is maybe about 15 by 15 by 8 high, as large a pond as you can make. These are birds that are almost always on the water or roosting above it, almost clumsy on land. We feed them parakeet seed and mazuri waterfowl maintenance or starter...

To answer your questions, yes the ocellated turkey would probably be very good eating if you don't mind paying 1500.00 for your Thanks Giving dinner. I don't sell eggs or poults, they are so fragile when young that I don't offer them for sale till they are about a year old and fully vaccinated...

Hi, I'm new to this site, but I've noticed in the past that people had questions about African Pygmy Geese----I've had them for a number of years, if anyone has any questions about them, I'd be glad to help if I can ocdman

Hi, I'm new to this site, but I've noticed in the past that people had questions about Victoria and Blue Crowned Pigeons----I've raised them for a number of years successfully if anyone has any questions about them, I'd be glad to help ocdman