Hey I never raised or had turkeys before is there anything I should know before they come?
I have baby turkeys coming
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chrismahon
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I haven't either for a reason. They are very cute indeed, so if rearing for the table it probably won't happen. Read plenty of reports where people bought chicks for Christmas dinner and then couldn't despatch them. They ended up as pets, as I'm sure ours would.
I getting them to prevent marek disease not for eating!
I don’t thimble family would ever think about it.
chrismahon
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I don't understand how or why getting them prevents Marek's and in who?
I remember going way back to when we had our first chickens and in a panic called the vet because I thought we had an outbreak of 'blackhead', which turned out to be cherry juice and soil on the combs and wattles. But I also remember that Turkeys carry the virus and so must be kept well away from chickens as it is fatal to them.
I remember going way back to when we had our first chickens and in a panic called the vet because I thought we had an outbreak of 'blackhead', which turned out to be cherry juice and soil on the combs and wattles. But I also remember that Turkeys carry the virus and so must be kept well away from chickens as it is fatal to them.
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