Chick-a-doodle-doo Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 hubby's thinking maybe hatch some Turkey eggs this time.. We would probably only want to keep 1 though. Do you still have the same problem with turkey boys?! What would I do with surplus turkey's?? What do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Well the obvious answer is that turkeys hatched now would probably make good Christmas dinners! I would imagine that otherwise rehoming the males would be the same as trying to rehome a cockerel Bear in mind that they are so much larger than chickens so as they grow you'll need a big house and lots more room for them. Also I believe its not that recommended to mix them with chickens (though some do) as they can pass on a disease to the chooks, cant for the life of me remember what that is now.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Black head disease! I'm afraid that you'll probably find the extras harder to get rid of than excess chooks, unless you intend filling your freezer, i'd recommend that you invest in the necessary brooder gubbins and buy in a few newly hatched turkeys form a local farm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Why turkeys? If its for pets, they have huge personalities, but they need more space compared with chickens and often roost in trees overnight if they FR. They can pass on blackhead to chickens so it isn't recommended, but I have seen them kept together fine They're a lot louder too Males (and females) make good christmas dinners - depends on the breeds, as you can get pure breeds which you might find easier to rehome, but still hard. Only other thing if you're thinking about raising them, is that they'll need more protein as they're game birds. You'll have to feed them turkey crumb, or a game crumb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-a-doodle-doo Posted April 23, 2010 Author Share Posted April 23, 2010 thanks guys.. I might leave the Turkeys for a bit then.. I certainly don't want louder and whilst I could seperate the houses they all freerange on the same grass so probably not good enough.. thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madchook Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 If you worm them all very regularly then apparently it can be ok (re Blackhead). I was thinking of hatching some, but most def not as pets, I love xmas dinner I am not sure if I will this year now, as I am in a quandry about housing (and financing it lol!). Could you not just buy a poult? If you only want one you probably don't want to risk the suplus??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
