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Hi! I have a pen (about 8x16) that extends off of my larger pen where my turkey Toms (3- 2 Narraganset, 1 Bourbon Red) and hens (7- 2 Narraganset, 3 bourbon red, 1 black Spanish, 1 blue slate) live. I was thinking I would make the little pen area a temporary ‘home’ for 2 of the Tom’s during...

Hi. I have always used in Oystershell as a calcium supplement for my girls. I just leave it out so they can take it when they need it. But I have an opportunity to use lime stone tiny tiny pieces instead at a much better price. But I want to be sure it is safe for my girls? And, would I use it...

New to turkeys…learning as I go along And reading ALOT. So I am selling some of my turkey poults and keeping 9 (so far). Have plenty of pen space inside a building (about 150 sq ft with several wide roost bars) where they all go to roost each night, and outside sharing about 750 sq ft of safe...

I have a 3.5 month old bourbon red turkey with (mild) wry neck (he bends his neck all the way to his back, but rights it again pretty quick…happens a few times a day, mostly at night that I have noticed it is worse when he gets excited I think) that I have been treating for the past several...

I have a barred rock mix hen that’s about five months old. I hatched her and raised her. She cannot stand up… It appears that she cannot get her legs to stay under her. About four days ago I was putting the girls into their roost and I noticed she went up the short ramp kind of quickly and...

One of my roosters (just under a year old…mixed) started acting very tired today. He was still crowing a few times and ate a bit…grapes, treats…clover…that I saw. His crop doesn’t feel completely empty and I have been giving him nutra drench and yogurt…water with electrolytes/vitamins so he...

I have a 5’ by 5’ (3’ tall) pen that we raised up onto a 2’ platform and placed inside our (4’ high) fenced (small) yard that our dog shares. We built it from PVC and have hardware cloth secured all around the pen and a tarp on top to keep it dry. The floor is linoleum on wood. It works great as...

There are 6 birds total…hoping maybe at least one is a girl?? (Would love the 4th-mostly white with black spots-to be a girl…but not sure. I can’t tell when it is that rose comb…but such a sweet bird that talks a lot). They are all about 13 weeks old…mixed breeds. Thanks.

I’ve seen the other two that I have strut so I know they are probably boys. Can anyone tell if this might be a girl? About three weeks old - bourbon red.

I have four 5 week old turkey poults (one Bourbon Red and three Narragansetts) that have outgrown the brooder. They are doing ok, but the space is getting a bit tight for them. I am in TN…so right now it is in the 80s during the day and goes down to the high 50s low 60s at night. I have a...

I have a black Spanish poult turning a week old tomorrow and only weighs 60 grams. I use a small silver spoon and make her food (mix of feed, vit/elec, Nutri drench and water) a bit liquidy so I can ‘swipe’ some of it across her beak with the spoon. She gets some each time…a tiny bit…and...

Hi. Hatched some poults 3 days ago…black Spanish. One of the 3 is still very small and not as energetic and loses his balance easy..very unsteady. I have been keeping a close eye on it since I noticed this yesterday and felt I needed to separate him. I put a piece of hardware cloth (safely) in...

Hi. I am setting up a turkey pen/roost. I have done a lot of reading but have some specific questions: I will be keeping 3 toms (Bourbon Red, Narragansett and Black Spanish And 2 hens of each). It was previously used for chickens up until this past week. I will be keeping my chickens separate...

Hi. Not sure if it is too soon…but these 3 little Narragansetts are about 4 weeks old. I don’t see any ‘strutting‘ going on…and I can easily tell my 4 week old bourbon red is a Tom - he struts ALL the time. But that’s the only way I can tell. Can anyone tell if these are girls and how can you...

I was wondering if anyone has found a sure fire way to tell if all your newly hatched poults have begun eating in the brooder? I am trying to prevent problems and I know we can ‘dip’ their beaks often to make sure they are drinking water, but what about food? I have been sprinkling the feed all...

Hi. Ok…so did a lot of reading today. One of my 5 day old poults…who has been fine until this morning…has EPF. So, after lots of reading and different opinions, I am choosing the route of “this will be a pet and may get well”…especially since he is eating, drinking, chirping (and sleeping a...

The turkeys I hatched 5 days ago are doing well…except for the littlest one..(bourbon red). All was fine yesterday, but this morning he was a bit lethargic and can’t ‘right’ himself when he topples…which I did not see him do yesterday at all (topple Over). I gave some electrolytes and dipped his...

We are in the process of preparing an area for our turkeys and trying to keep control of costs. Our pasture area is about 50’ wide and there is a 5 wire electric fence around all of the area about 5’ tall. I want to have a safe place for them to live. They are pets to me. I don’t want them to...

I am trying to take care of a 3 day old turkey poult that isn’t doing well tonight. I had to use a syringe to feed her. She declined today…slipped tendon injury (we did the best we could to put it back in place and wrap it Yesterday) She just still can’t walk or crawl…not sure what is happening...

Hi. I have a young poult (3 days old) that we had to pop the hock tendon back into place. There was also a tiny skin tear. I put triple antibiotic on it and wrapped it good. But, I was wondering if there was a natural broad spectrum antibiotic that would be safe to give this little one in...