Our Turkeys have Arrived!
The baby turkeys (poults) just came yesterday, thrifty and cute. We put them into our warm cozy brooders and they’re doing great! If all goes well, we anticipate them being ready the weekend before Thanksgiving. These poults will go out on pasture in about 3 to 4 weeks. They are very fragile when young and need a lot of TLC. We check on them about every 20 minutes during the day to make sure they’re comfortable, so we take shifts. Are they too hot?, or too cold?, have plenty of water?, easy feed access?, etc. They are the most labor intensive animal that we raise during the first few weeks, but they’re a lot of fun to watch. Unlike chickens, they are actually very personable and friendly with people. They always seem to have a curious inquisitive look on their face as they check out their surroundings.
We also received some replacement pullets in the mail on Thursday. We got Black Sex-Link this time, they're really cute when they're so tiny!
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