Great Turkey Raising Tips and Tricks You Should Know
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- Опубликовано: 7 июл 2024
- Turkeys are very different from chickens and there are some things you need to know when you want to raise them yourself.
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"When they're young they try to find new ways to die."
Truth
Andy Olarra I hear they are the dumbest animals in the farming world.
I’ve been told that sheep are dumber, but not sure the person who told me has much experience with turkeys.
I used to raise turkeys, both the large breasted ones (purchased) and Bourbon Reds (mostly hatched). Turkeys have a different personality than chickens do and I found them relaxing.
bwayne40004 exactly they are a bit more intelligent and understanding....it's like gold fish(hen) to cichlid fish (turkey) more intelligent
If there are many species of turkeys... how do you know which ones are best at foraging and surviving?
Many people with times how they are now would favor a breed that is hardy and able to forage for itself.
Also there isn't good knowledge about turkeys because so many people go after wanting to do chickens. This leaves immense knowledge gaps for things like turkeys and geese that don't have very many people putting out how to raise them. In theory you could do many videos on turkeys alone.
@@noahriding5780 Personally, I believe the traditional or heritage breeds would be much, much better to pasture, field raise or raise in general. The large breasted ones are like the Cornish Cross chicken, bred only to make a lot of bird in as short a period of time.
Thank you
Deep bedding is a great way to raise and winter your birds.
During the summers we usually clean the coop out a bit more regular because of the heat.
This information is so helpful, especially in a time like this. Thank you!
Fantastic explanation on your keen integration of your turkeys. Very well explained and very honest in your presentation. My concern is like you with chickens and turkeys, but your video helped me. Skol from an American Hansen! Love your videos. They help all farmers like us. Thank you!
Thank you for the help and your right about farms even in use that happens
Another wonderful video. Good luck with the turkeys. It will be fun to follow their growth on the Swedish Homestead!
Thank you! Great info. I've never raised turkeys intensively before, this is a great help!
Very useful. Now I'm going to try turkeys this year. Thanks so much!
I had to laugh a little. They sure don't look like they trust you (but we all know they're in good hands.) Thanks Simeon.
God bless farmers. Yes. Thank you for the great insights.
The wife just came home with 6 turkey poults thanks for the tips, never raised turkeys before.
You ended the video right when I needed to know more.
Thanks for the info
Thanks. We raise chickens and ducks for eggs and rescue roosters. We won’t kill our turkeys, I like them for alarms...no one gets out of a car with pissed off turkeys waiting for them. People are more scared of them then dogs. They make wonderful loving pets, mine would demand lap cuddles, like dogs they don’t understand how big they are. They were raised by a silky mom...it got pretty silly looking. When temps got up to 112 in our area the turkeys were the only ones smart enough to beg for a cool hose shower, then go in circles and fluff their feathers to get a good soaking. Love the deep bedding. I can’t figure out why turkey breast is so sought after, it’s the least tasty part of the bird. A small farm turkey is less likely to be packed with hormones and not bred to develop the deformed looking body of a bird created to have a hideous large chest. Lots of yummy dark meat. My grandmother survived selling turkey eggs during the depression. They are good to eat. I’m now hungry for scrambled duck eggs and fried potatoes.
turkeys are terrible pets what are you smoking
crichton raaberg, I think you mean geese! Turkey’s are no good for scaring people away.
It is pretty fascinating that what you are turning over in the woodchips will later grow healthy vegetables.
Very interesting to learn about the differences between raising Turkeys and Chickens. I prefer Turkey meat over Chicken and we always have it at Christmas, we always get a farm raised bird but we can only really get them at Christmas which I don't mind as it's nice to look forward to.
Beautiful video with a beautiful message. ❤️
Neat! I've been thinking about raising some turkeys since I prefer their meat to chicken. I've heard that they are, indeed, much different than chickens and quite fragile when they are young poults -- So this video was very timely and helpful for me. I hope all ten of your little guys survive and thrive!
Jeanette Waverly it's healthier and have more protein
We raised 100’s of thousands of turkeys on my parents farm for market birds. I miss the sound of the birds. It was fun watching them grow from babies to adult birds. They aren’t very smart several times we had to go out in a rain storm and literally push them inside the brooder house. When they get scared they pile up on each other and if we weren’t there to help them then they would suffocate. They don’t like loud noises like thunder or even a gun they start running and they end up piling on a fence or the barn. 😢
My favorite thing to do was pick tomato bugs and then throw them one at a time in their pen. Those turkeys would chase each other around trying to steal the bug 🐛 from each other. 😂
I miss those days.
Around 1:25, " They just try to find a new way to die, pretty much." I think that just about sums up young turkey poults. Makes you wonder how they survive in the wild. Great video. Thank you so much for posting it. I enjoyed listening to you tell the process and give advice on what to look for.
Turkeys in the wild are smart and careful
We recently found some people close by who sell free range chicken eggs. You can see their chickens just roaming around the property. They are honestly the BEST eggs I have ever tasted!!The yolks are bright orange and they are full of flavor. Other eggs now taste flavorless to me after those.
Im raising my first Turkeys this year.Thanks for the information Good video!
I am in California and plan on raising at least 2 turkeys this year! Thanks!
Very cool video. Sometime I hope to have some Turkeys. Thank you for sharing. Blessings to you and your families.
Hey! We just got some Rio Poults ourself and I’m researching everyone’s coops before we start ours. Glad I found your channel! Nice To Meet You!
I just got 3 turkeys I'm hoping to keep a flock going. Keeping the meat clean. God bless
Interesting-thx for taking time to share your knowledge.
Loved seeing the turkeys raised some a long time ago however coyotes came into my yard and got some anyway thank you
Bra jobbat! Tack för inspirationen från Tunisien
Hello From Canada! We are thinking about raising turkeys, and this video was really helpful! Thanks :)
wendy christine you have any ideas for turkey farming
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"They just seemed to try to find a new way to die" that's turkeys alright.
Simeon, maybe you could use plastic panels for the roof of the tractor for the turkeys. Or take a look at the tractors Lumnah Acres is using. They're more like a hoop greenhouse and can also be used as greenhouses. They're also very light. I know you'd appreciate that.
Absolutely love your channel just so impressed with everything you do.
Stumbled across you guys from this video. Love your bio. Looking forward to following along.
I give my turkeys 20% protein feed, and they also love the rooster mix which has all kinds of seeds in it, they especially love sunflower seeds and corn, and I also give them All Flock. Thanks for the video.
have you ever just grown them sunflowers?
Great info
Mine hatched 6 young ones all died. new learnings, thanks
This is my first turkey video. I got three chicks today. Now I know i have to keep an eye on them. Chickens are easy; turkeys not so much. Thx for you vid efforts!
Pasture raised turkey is the best! I love raising ours.
Thunder Ridge Homestead It seems they are a bit difficult to raise. How do you prevent them from dying. I raised mine but at two months, they started dying in large numbers until I remained with just a few.
You have an excellent way of presenting Many thanks
you can mix the chicken feed with ground up floating catfish pellets to increase the protein in their feed.
Thank you so much for your video. I’m going to buy turkeys chiks tomorrow. My first time ever raising birds and your video is very informative.
The only difference the the turkeys chicks I’m going to buy are 3 days old
Always enjoy your videos.They also do better as young poults with a heat lamp or two depending on the number of turkeys.
Thanks for advice.
Some good riffs on the music
Love this video. I am learning
Thanks Simeon!!!
Always love your videos
So many people have chickens and that's why I picked to raise bourbon red turkeys. They are totally different when it comes to weather but you can tell they are much more intelligent. Great video!
Can you tell me more about Bourbon turkeys? My father is getting 20 chicks in a few days
Anthony I have a bronze turkey and he suddenly has gotten so big that his breast is completely bare and has no feathers but it never used to stick out before but now it's really easy to see that there are no feathers in that area is that normal when they get really big
great video indeed.appreciate it!
Ust love your music choices!
Thanx for so much from S.korea~~~
Hope to raise turkey
Happy farming sir,, turkey breeder from Philippines,, thanks for sharing your knowledge,,
Nice video! Greetings from the Netherlands / Holland!
Good Job
Turkey is my favorite poultry. Neat to know that you celebrate Thanksgiving. If everyone in the US celebrated, and were truly thankful for our country, it would be a better place to live than it is now. And it doesn't hurt to spread the celebration to other countries. Everyone should be able to be thankful for where they live.
Norma Mason 0 999m.
good information....did not know that....CHEERS
That is so cool you celabrate our birthday.
God bless farmers
Happy farming everyone Godbless
Hello from the USA
You are right
Thank you for the heads up when I get my turkey chicks will have them with my meat chicks
Great upload Simeon, I was raised on a UK farm that as a sideline produced 1000 turkeys as an addidional income for xmas. As a kid I hated turkeys as they were aggressive but loved to eat them lol. Still one of my favorite meats. Turkey slaughter time starting 2 weeks before xmas was a great time. As a farm laboring family we had the pick of the 2 heaviest. The 33 pound turkey lasted us a week after xmas, yummy :)
Wow, that was one heavy turkey!
Wtf is wrong with you
lol you don't seem creepy at all
Fat turkeys = sunflower seeds, flax seeds, hazelnuts/acorns, berries and lots of bugs. We farm crickets and meal worms but this is their preferred diet in their native range..and staghorn sumac
Cheers from Canada
I have been bringing my turkeys into a shelter every night since I let them out of the brooder. They just stay in the cold. I think what you said about not liking the dark is true.
From Africa - Uganda indeed it was helpful once tried turkey's but failed cos of constant death of Little ones but want to get back to them again thanks 💯💯💯💯🇺🇬
I have just bought 6 turkeys, yey!!!
Hi Tsetsi!
I love you and your Turkeys🤗
"They just find a new way to die." Lol! Sad, but true.
Getting 5 turkeys next week to add to my flock of chickens. Well not in the same run but still lol. You said chickens die randomly but ive been blessed. Got 2 batches this year for my first time 38 for the first order and then 26 for the second. I had to cull one so far because of health problems. Butchered 31. Another 11 next week.
Really nice video thanks.
Thanks!
Use clear corrugated plastic roofing panels on your turkey tractors; the turkeys can see and it will keep them dry!
Ja
Nice video
Addicted to your channel... can you please tell how much run area turkeys need as they grow up? Thanks!
Tnks alot Sir
Hllo from Afghanistan realy it was intrasting.
Naway ang biyaya ng panginuon ay suma ating lahat
Do you have a video explaining your deep bed method? Thanks!
Great
Interesting and well timed. We just had a discussion about expanding from chickens to get some ducks and turkeys. I´ve not raised turkeys before so it was interesting to hear the differences. Also, we are experimenting with French Bresse chickens. It seems to me that they have a very differnt personality then the Brown Lohman and Austrolops that we are used to. Frankly much dumber and more skidish. I wonder if this is something that is a breed chacatcristic or if we just got a group with bad genetics. They otherwise seem quite healthy and happy and have just started laying. Keep up the good work! Maybe if it is ok with you we´ll take a little road trip and visit your homested in the future.
Good afternoon
Am raising some turkeys they started laying eggs but I only see them mating once but it is continuous laying eggs up to 15 eggs is it ok?
In the Caribbean we raise our turkeys and chickens together(as he mentioned)so the chickens teach the turkeys how to survive and eat and the mortality rate is much lower.
Thank you for the good information. I'm new to your channel and I'll be checking on more vids. I am in the US - California. Looking to build our homestead next year and watching all types of vids. I do want to have some turnkeys and your info was helpful. Have a wonderful day! Anna Banana
Look up Paul Harvey. God created a farmer. You'll LOVE the story !
Bless y'all!
I use horse feed with honey and rabitte feed and hole corn and chiken feed and they love crakers
Howdy from Oklahoma USA! Thanks for the information
Hi Simeon. I noticed in the video that one of chicks was pecking the paint. Is it lead free? Maybe put some tin against the wall to cover the paint. You mentioned the contaminated eggs so I know its a concern for you. Lead will remain in the meat.
Hello from indonesia,.. im raising turkey chicken too.. but with different method..
I don't know if deep litter is the way to go. A friend of mine was using it to start about 100 chicks and it caught fire by spontaneous combustion and burnt her chicken house down, losing all chicks and other chicken equipment.
Hi i too got from nepal🇳🇵🇳🇵 🙃🙃🙂🙂 thank you😄
Hej. Får du kycklingar (höns och kalkon) skickat till dig?
Hur fungerar det? Vilket företag?
Off topic, where do you get those pants?
Although its bit older, but we are great full ,and sir I did have question or two, I can see that you just introduced the to their feed without giving them water and glucose, may you have reason for that.
Hello . I've been raising turkeys for a year . I think there's something wrong with them . They walk , then sit suddenly . They can't stand . Have you ever had these problems ? If so , how to treat this disease ? I'm looking forward to your answer . Thank you !
How long till you can butcher turkeys ?
Anyone have tried and tested advice for preventing turkey piling when they are a little older, say, maybe 3 weeks old and fairly feathered? Basically, right before they are ready to go outside. For whatever reason, this is my biggest challenge with turkeys, otherwise I love'em and am quite successful with raising them. Last year I lost about 50% of my flock. I'd come check them in the morning and there would always be one squished. It was not a heat issue, by the way. I was able to crank it up to make sure they weren't huddling to keep warm. They just seem to love to sleep in a pile and the weakling always gets buried under. I also rounded the corners of the brooder. Didn't help much. So any other advice before this season begins??? Thanks!
Good Content brother, I'm Samwel_Mwaka watching from Tanzania East Africa
Does your farm feed your whole family year round? Thanks for the video. I am not a homesteader but I do try to buy all my eggs and chickens from local farmers. And I love a good pasture raised turkey!
We still have to buy some food but with every year we are producing more and more of our own...
what is the food for turkey Sir?
Hi sir.. I have questions I have 3 Turkey 1 make 2 female when they had chiks many of them are die couse of chicken fox what is the remedy for that? Thanks in advance..
the baby turkey are best suited to the plain sand floor because they are not bright enough to distinguish food and others
I have 1 turkey and my older hens beat her up so bad that they took a huge chunk of skin of her neck right down to the muscle so I had to separate her from them she just doesn't have a mean bone in her body
Simeon I think you linked to the wrong Richard Perkins. It's Ridgedale permaculture you want to link to. 😊
Forgot to tell you that you're doing an awesome job both farming/trying out ideas at the homestead and documenting/teaching people at the same time. I know that it takes quite a bit of extra time. It is very appreciated. Thank you so much.
Question, we were pure pressured into getting a 1 baby turkey and 7 baby chickens, and we don’t know how he will do and if he will survive