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I wanted to add turkeys to my farm this year and did not want to mail-order, after a bad experience with the post office and some ducklings last year which I won't go into. In any event, my local feed store has supplied me with great poultry in the past and I've been anxiously awaiting the arrival of spring and the arrival of turkey poults to the store.
Which breed here is the hardiest, tastiest and easiest in everyone's opinion, between Red Bourbon, Royal Palm, Wild Rio or Wild White? All are offered straight run.
I live in a wet rainy climate and have free range access for the birds. We mingle them, but my poultry have their own individual pens where they spend much of their time. I will be processing most, if not all of these birds in the fall and if I over winter any, it would be only a pair or a small number which I might try to have live in the chicken or duck coop if that is feasible?
I have heard poults die easily and my number one most important factor here is return for my investment in feeding my family. I also will buy some chicks at the same time to add some new breeds so to some extent I'm limited because of availability dates. They have different turkeys and chickens arriving on certain schedules. Or do the new poults have to be the same age as the new chicks?
I could try to raise my own chicks to be available when the turkeys are due but that sounds a little tricky for me. I wanted to add some really dark egg layers to my flock though so don't mind picking up a few chicks.
Anyone have advice for me?
Which breed here is the hardiest, tastiest and easiest in everyone's opinion, between Red Bourbon, Royal Palm, Wild Rio or Wild White? All are offered straight run.
I live in a wet rainy climate and have free range access for the birds. We mingle them, but my poultry have their own individual pens where they spend much of their time. I will be processing most, if not all of these birds in the fall and if I over winter any, it would be only a pair or a small number which I might try to have live in the chicken or duck coop if that is feasible?
I have heard poults die easily and my number one most important factor here is return for my investment in feeding my family. I also will buy some chicks at the same time to add some new breeds so to some extent I'm limited because of availability dates. They have different turkeys and chickens arriving on certain schedules. Or do the new poults have to be the same age as the new chicks?
I could try to raise my own chicks to be available when the turkeys are due but that sounds a little tricky for me. I wanted to add some really dark egg layers to my flock though so don't mind picking up a few chicks.
Anyone have advice for me?
