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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: CrunchyKat on July 24, 2011, 07:44:39 pm

Title: Turkey advice please
Post by: CrunchyKat on July 24, 2011, 07:44:39 pm

I'm planning on getting a few poults to grow for Christmas, can they be  housed with my hens or is there likely to be problems?  :-\

Title: Re: Turkey advice please
Post by: manian on July 24, 2011, 08:33:04 pm

hi
main concensus is no (although many do)
chickens can give turkeys blackhead (nasty) from their droppings
we use orego-stat that is supposed to help
HTH
Mx :turkey: :turkey:

Title: Re: Turkey advice please
Post by: Hermit on July 26, 2011, 10:32:08 pm

Also their size :chook: :turkey: and need a higher protein food.