The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: benkt on October 24, 2012, 10:06:06 pm
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We're new to doing turkeys this year so learning as we go :innocent:
When I popped in to our local feed store this week to pick up some turkey grower pellets they were asking me when I was going to move on to finisher pellets as they try to get enough in their weekly delivery to keep the regulars happy. I had no idea what to say as I've not thought that far ahead. Do I switch when they reach a specific weight or on a specific date or by some other guideline?
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Hi I am new to turkeys as well but have read they should have finishers pellets at 16 -17 weeks for table birds. Dont know why yet and dont know what the difference is from growers.
I suppose the finishers is ok if you know when you are going to eat the birds but dont know how long you feed this stuff for before the eating. Love turkeys though they are interested in everything.
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Its the same as geese the last 4 weeks ,when we done turkeys i kept them in a small pen and fed them regular up till the time . I do geese naw a lot more prophet hatch and leave till October and then start feeding the first 3 months its all grass then growers i sell live between £32 and £40 at the Christmas markit i couldn't get my head round dis patchin and having them every where looking at empty pens etc i do 100 geese and the geese i pic up cheap at the sales usually £10 to £20 i sell cheap to local people so all happey .Me i get mine from asda i leave christmas eve 12.30 and whot they have cheap i have thats it .
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we feed ours mixed corn last 3-4 weeks
that way any left can be used for the chickens
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Ours wont touch corn yet but they may be too young at 20 weeks. They have murdered my brussels though.