I have a BB white turkey, almost three years old. She’s a true gem, a feathered puppy. That being said, recently I noticed she has a couple of massive scabs under her tail area/legs. Once the scab is removed, there are tiny little bugs on it. They are of an orange color. I am assuming they are some type of mite, but I have never had this experience before so I am unsure. Any advice is welcome!

Does anyone’s girls do this? Mine will lay down in front of me (demanding pets), and won’t get up until she’s had enough pets. She makes her happy purr while getting petted too.

How much space to meat turkeys need at their max size? I’ve seen different sizes online; some as small as 10sq ft?

I had two turkeys, females but one decided to kill the other one when they hit puberty, so to say. That was two years ago, and she has been living fine along side my chickens. Do you think I could add a turkey to my flock now or would she try to Merk it? She’s not aggressive, only a bit territorial with food.

I have 2 bourbon red toms that are about a year old, and within the last several weeks have been trying to mate. I say try because they are very, very bad at it. They mostly stomp all over the girls like there's Irish music playing while looking confused. How long did it take your toms to figure it out? I would like to get some fertilized eggs this spring.

Hello, just joined and hoping some of you can put your two cents in. I’ve had backyard chickens for about 5 years, and the time has come to add some new young hens. I’d like to get a couple turkeys while I’m at it, but my husband thinks they will be louder, smellier, and too big for the space we have. Neither of us has ever actually had turkeys or visited anywhere with turkeys.

We have a large coop and a fenced run, the run is about 40’x10’. While the pullets are small we planned to keep them in a separate coop and adjacent run, where the older hens can see them but can’t peck on them.

In your experience, does it work to raise young turkeys and young chickens up at the same time? Do they peacefully coexist in the same coop and run? Are turkeys loud and messy like ducks? We have a really large yard but neighbors close by so trying to be considerate

Hello! My husband got turkeys last year and I love them so much that now they’re mine and I’ve gotten more lol. I’m just confused on worming. My husband uses safeguard in a tube that’s for equine deworming for the chickens, can I/should I use this on my turkeys? And how often? I think one group of my turkeys has worms and the second group does not. Any tips are appreciated! Thank you so much.

I’ve had a royal palm poult for nearly 6 weeks and I still don’t know the gender, is that normal? This is my first experience with a turkey

Had a few hatch out with bug eyes. Royal palm x blueslate. Has anyone seen this before?

Hello all. I am looking for a breeder for heritage bronze turkeys. I am finding a lot of options for broad breasted turkeys but I don't have any interest in those. Anyone know of someone selling bronze poults or hatching eggs? Thanks for your help!