Wanna raise turkeys? Watch this first!!

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Saving Miller

2 жыл бұрын

So we have turkeys...17 of them. Are they hard to raise? Well, watch this video to see how it's going for us!

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@roblena7977 Жыл бұрын

Got.4 last year and we love them. Can't wait, we have 12 more coming in June. Great birds, always on the front porch to greet me in the morning.

@andoriannationalist3738 9 ай бұрын

Bought 5, one didn’t make it through baby stage but other 4 are my baby clowns who I love and spoil. They help me with all my yard work. They LOVE to look for things that can be knocked down

@roblena7977 9 ай бұрын

@andoriannationalist3738 Yep, and if I'm not gardening, there is one tom that may wander until he finds a neighbor who is gardening..

@user-xj4fv3ox6w 9 ай бұрын

I once raised a pair of turkeys, they were very easy to raise, no fuss. Whatever I eat, they eat. From 2 children, their reproduction increased to 6, then to 20 children. They reproduce so much that I can't eat or sell them 😱😱, I consider them my friends. Who would eat their friend? 😄😄 However, my country's climate is quite humid, and an avian flu epidemic occurred. All of them did not survive, despite my many efforts to prevent them.

@sandyware5043 Жыл бұрын

All of them are gorgeous!!!!❤️❤️❤️

@Bobcagon Жыл бұрын

Very well done presentation. A real good eyes on video with no flamboyance. Just your facts. This year in June we will be getting 3 turkeys along with 25 meat birds.The meat birds I know I can handle as we have layers for years. The turkeys? Well your video gave lots of insight into what to expect, so thanks for this.

@brettwhite5906 2 жыл бұрын

I am new to chickens, turkey, and guineas this year. I appreciate your video.

@savingmiller 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@itouchtheskyslowlifeitaly 2 жыл бұрын

A lot of free range turkeys. Awesome. Cheers from the top of the mountain.

@savingmiller 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@keithbaro4466 3 ай бұрын

Great video. A nice open view of how it’s going. I think I’m going to do around 20.

@LibertyNotLicense 2 жыл бұрын

Since your comments section is turned off on your most recent video I'm going to leave this note here. Your children are incredibly beautiful. They remind me very much of my grandchildren! May God bless and keep your family, making His face to shine upon you, today and always.

@savingmiller 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yes, we can't have comments on kids videos.

@LibertyNotLicense 2 жыл бұрын

@@savingmiller That's weird! Well, anyway. You're surely well blessed! The older we get the more we value family and children. I've only watched a couple of your videos so far--perhaps three. But I'm really looking forward to watching many more! I like the obvious quality of your construction in your coops/tractors. Hopefully there's more of that sort in your other videos yet for me to discover! Congratulations again on finding the truly abundant life! Blessings to you all! 😊❤

@GunninWizard 2 жыл бұрын

@@LibertyNotLicense youtube doesnt allow it, its a youtube thing...youtube is stupid.

@tamipauley4205 Ай бұрын

Cow herding the turkeys 😂 New to me...I love it ❤❤😂

@MoneypitHomestead 2 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed your video. Great information on the birds. I have one turkey. Mr. turkey is fun to look at.. I don’t pet him even though sometimes I think I could. He lives with one male duck next to our chicken. We also raised some turkey last year for freezer camp. They went too early because they were really small. Next spring we will do it better. Thanks for all the information. Have a great day, lisa@moneypit homestead

@savingmiller 2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@jimbo3959 2 жыл бұрын

Probly best not to pet and form a bond with an animal your going to decapitate

@jakefilmore Жыл бұрын

@@jimbo3959So calling them a number or perhaps calling them by different turkey recipes would be better than giving them names?

@oyashango433 Жыл бұрын

Wow they are a lot to care for. Looks like fun though. Good Luck!

@kmzaz70 Жыл бұрын

Where are you located... I'm loving what am seeing

@robbiesmithmsubullykennel 10 ай бұрын

Love your farm

@rustictraditionshomestead 2 жыл бұрын

I love turkeys but ours are bottomless pits and always seem to be hungry so we're downsizing our flock to just a few. They love sleeping as high as they can get, some of ours sleep in trees over our chicken yard, and a couple sleep on the barn by the tree. They're good for keeping hawks away but they also bully the chickens. They definitely think they rule the yard. We had 1 royal tom get aggressive towards all of us so we sold him. His son is nice so far.

@savingmiller 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, they are too big to have an aggressive one.

@pvramana1191 Жыл бұрын

Very nice , where can we get? What will be the price?

@lunastar832 Жыл бұрын

Yeah it's why I'd encourage foraging/freerangeing an simply supplement their diets with feed if your able to do that I like to give them an my chickens wild bird seed which tends to have all the same stuff as commercial chicken scratch plus black oil sunflower seeds tend to aid in fatting up my critters but turkeys are like goldfish an chickens they'll act like their starvin like Marvin all the time but really their fine as long as their supplemented at least twice a day now days ppl are like oh we need super big turkeys just like store bought but fail to realize that those birds are bred that way like a Cornish cross hen an fed things others can't afford or get way I see it if that bird can make a meal for my family an have leftovers for a nice lunch or something to toss in a pot of soup I'm good

@shakinbottles Жыл бұрын

I would say to maybe trow some grass seed down or something to try and attract bugs like grasshoppers and stuff

@farnorthhomested844 Жыл бұрын

they dont fly away?

@cassityart7001 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. Have you looked into mobile turkey scooners? The mobile enclosure allows them to free range without being invasive especially on a small farm.

@jakefilmore Жыл бұрын

Is this like a chicken tractor?

@cassityart7001 Жыл бұрын

@@jakefilmore Yes. However it is much larger in scale with a set number of turkeys. It has a covered roof made of material that allows light to pass through and has very, very sturdy roost bars. The Schooner keeps turkeys out of harm and out of trouble. 🦃

@jakefilmore Жыл бұрын

@@cassityart7001 Thanks for your reply!

@oliviabliss8731 2 жыл бұрын

Our reds get here April 1st! This video just makes me EVEN MORE excited than I was in the first place!

@savingmiller 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, you will love the turkeys. Except maybe for the feed. Once they get to about 5 months, they eat a ridiculous amount.

@kmzaz70 Жыл бұрын

@@savingmiller I need some baby's how can I get them

@LifeFlight101 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely beautiful birds, esp those Blue Slates!!!

@savingmiller 2 жыл бұрын

Yes they are!

@lindboknifeandtool Жыл бұрын

The animals seem very very happy.

@lonnieclifton3883 2 жыл бұрын

Let The Birds Go In The Yard As Long Thay All Have Water And Food. I Love Yall And GOD Bless.

@savingmiller 2 жыл бұрын

Right now they are!

@1badEK 7 ай бұрын

Are they much more tame than the Wild Rio Grande or Easter cousins? I’ve seen those always around properties but they never seem to venture out past peoples properties.

@Fierriel 2 жыл бұрын

This is our first attempt at heritage breeds as we have experience with broad breasted who are more short lived. I am a bit nervous to add bourbon reds and also very excited!

@savingmiller 2 жыл бұрын

The bourbon reds are really nice. Very friendly and calm. You will be just fine.

@theDavitos Жыл бұрын

i think they act like they are the boss as they roost on roof so they are the gang that rule the yard.

@BaharChannel-yw3rg 6 ай бұрын

Good and Nice Turkeys.

@stevecooper3579 2 жыл бұрын

thanks

@renees1021 Жыл бұрын

You've got nice looking animals.

@baccoff3308 2 жыл бұрын

Nice Turkeys!

@ioanagherman5952 Жыл бұрын

Is not easy to raise them.They love to have freedom, they like to sleep in trees, but is worthed, the meat is very good and is a lot of meat.

@soapsoilandsunshine3241 2 жыл бұрын

Our Toms stopped roosting up high when they got older - they get too heavy (Bourbon Reds), the hens we have clipped one wing so they can't escape their area. Our electric chicken fence keeps our turkeys in, providing we have shade cloth between. I love my turkeys and wish I had got some earlier. Just wondering what the diameter of the roost you made them is. We made ours from a three inch diameter branch. They'll get sore feet if it's too small.

@savingmiller 2 жыл бұрын

Mine is only 1.5 in. Maybe I need to modify it.

@soapsoilandsunshine3241 2 жыл бұрын

@@savingmiller yes. That’s a bit thin. It puts lots of pressure on their feet. Especially when they’re getting bigger. Our perches are made from small rosewood logs and range from 3-5 inches diameter.

@user-zz8md9db6u 10 ай бұрын

Wow fantastic

@esperago Жыл бұрын

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!

@mariannemonagle3310 6 ай бұрын

IF you electrified the fence will it keep them more in line? I am new to turkeys and want to plan ahead and expected to electrify the surrounded small pasture area. I was initially thinking more about predators but it is good to know they just run it over if it is not electrified

@dariogonzalez6249 3 ай бұрын

Wait and see, the unthinkable.

@erlkonigschubert Жыл бұрын

Yea i just get several a couple of months ago and now i got 2 babies out of 12 eggs and today is 2nd day but the babies already takes out 2 ounces of chicken food while they bites my finger far harder than yesterday lol Now idk if i would goes mass cultivation or not since im originally planning to do so after i successfully manage to hatches some eggs

@johnnyromero7592 Жыл бұрын

I have royal palm turkeys but am looking for bronze turkeys, do you know where I may aquire some? Thank you and thanks this video

@kylewaddington1983 11 ай бұрын

Yeah I had Turkeys as pets they need far more room then Chickens

@CanadianPureBlood Жыл бұрын

How long do they live? And Can they eat bread? 🥖 thanks

@mannyfulltimefarmer6864 4 ай бұрын

What is the weight of a full grown male turkey? Watching from the Philippines.

@ChristianeRamirez Ай бұрын

I have bought 4 turkey chickens they have a little bit of feathers on their necks What kind of turkeys are those?

@anthonypoole6901 2 жыл бұрын

You need to raise their roost higher they want to be high. Build some large nest boxes about 8 feet high with a roost bar system up there. Bow your hens are gonna lay on the ground period thats how turkeys work. The hens will lay on the ground the toms will go up high the hens will go up high. The hens will not likely lay eggs up high tho.

@savingmiller 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, when they are this age, they will roost pretty high. I have a bar at 10 ft. they roost on. Now that they are mature though, the toms can't fly that high.

@WorkHardBeNice Жыл бұрын

Your turkeys are cool but my favorite is your Border Cow-lie.

@savingmiller Жыл бұрын

Haha, yeah.

@dbbernspasvolsky5993 Жыл бұрын

Nice

@roniel5086 Жыл бұрын

Muitos lindo

@jamesholt6032 2 ай бұрын

How would we survive without the Word COOL....

@user-zz8md9db6u 10 ай бұрын

Please how many months do turkey start laying

@tutorialmixperu 2 жыл бұрын

Hermosos ejemplares saludos desde Perú...

@savingmiller 2 жыл бұрын

Hola!......(No hablo Español).

@sengwesetogile6054 Жыл бұрын

Can heritage turkey be raised comercially?

@GunninWizard 2 жыл бұрын

i have a pasture and i want some turleys but they wont fit in the chhicken run door, are turkeys good with just a roost in the pasture?

@savingmiller 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, they are good with just a roost. Ours refuse to go inside the coop.

@williambabb1301 Жыл бұрын

Wait till they get older

@anthonypoole6901 2 жыл бұрын

I have burbon reds too . Two hens and a tom im hoping they drop some eggs for me in a few months so i can expand the flock. My burbons are docile too very social

@savingmiller 2 жыл бұрын

We ate/sold all but the royal palms, and the 3 hens are laying nicely now. Yes, on the ground in a spot we made for them.

@thermalslimeade Жыл бұрын

🎉 ICE CREAM 🎉 😁

@monicagoldsberry5417 2 жыл бұрын

Where do you get your mealworms?

@savingmiller 2 жыл бұрын

Haven't found a great source. TSC has them sometimes. Exotic Nutrition has them as well. New Country Organics also has a mix.

@TexasIndiafarm 10 ай бұрын

very expensive@@savingmiller

@ritamccartt-kordon283 10 ай бұрын

@@savingmiller Have you tried Grubterra?

@levanturashvili3446 Жыл бұрын

🥳

@ytwolf7907 8 ай бұрын

Hello sir، my name is Shakhara، I live in Kurdistan، and I am a red turk، please tell me a number of suitable ways to read them

@storiesandtalesofthesouth 2 жыл бұрын

Do they roost up there even if its raining/snowing?

@savingmiller 2 жыл бұрын

Well.....we live in the desert, so those things don't really happen. But I think they would.

@deplorableinyogapants 2 жыл бұрын

Greetings! I live in North Dakota, and based on your "foliage" I'm guessing you don't have to deal with tundra effect for a majority of the year, but how do these fare with predators such as but not limited to coyotes, fox, weasel, feral dogs, cats, skunks, raccoon and badgers?

@savingmiller 2 жыл бұрын

We have a fence and a great Pyrenees to keep the coyotes away. We don't have any of the others.

@jakefilmore Жыл бұрын

@@savingmillerWhat do you think of Kangals for livestock protection? A friend has 6 Great Pyrenees, they protect his farm well & are handsome dogs. I enjoyed the turkey video, we are moving to a small farm & are checking out turkeys to raise in Northern Ontario, 🇨🇦

@renees1021 Жыл бұрын

I've never seen white turkeys.

@TheGoodlifeoffgrid Жыл бұрын

Never seen brown turkeys😮

@savingmiller Жыл бұрын

They used to be very common in the barnyard.

@Glaciershark Жыл бұрын

I’ll talk turkey…..get into my oven 🔥🦃 🔥

@kl55rocky45 Жыл бұрын

Can you sale this

@tomadrozdova2988 2 жыл бұрын

Здравствуйте. Дайте пожалуйста номер телефона. Я тоже хочу такую птицу.

@ahmadimuhammad9797 Жыл бұрын

How can i get this breed i need it?

@savingmiller Жыл бұрын

Maybe Cackle Hatchery....

@peacenepal29 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I want to raise, could you send me your turkey please?

@savingmiller Жыл бұрын

We sold a lot of chicks this spring!

@arieswildchild Жыл бұрын

These "things"/ Seriously?

@ajaysarkar2347 Жыл бұрын

Hello sir I`m from India, looking for RED and Blue turkey hatching eggs.

@savingmiller Жыл бұрын

Hmmm, we only have the Royal Palms anymore.

@Buster_Piles 6 ай бұрын

I like Big Tom Gobbler and the girls but they're always running about crapping all over the place making crazy noises and flapping their goolie-bags on their faces at me.

@rorkgoose6114 2 жыл бұрын

I don't know your acreage, but why do you run your animals on lawn? I heard you call it pasture, but that ain't pasture. There is nothing for them to eat, just look at how short that grass is.

@savingmiller 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for clearing this up for us!

@DeeDee-wg8si Жыл бұрын

@@savingmiller 😆 best response ever!

@user-pm5yn4ru5e 2 жыл бұрын

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@savingmiller 2 жыл бұрын

Yup

@michelleslutpuppy4355 2 ай бұрын

My uncle had a tom about 50 lbs.4ft. its big tom of his regular color like a wild one

@Raspukek-fu8un 6 ай бұрын

bro this is veraeda unsatisfaeda. ur petuh's kukareks very annoying me. u blyat next time lock all petuhs in de barn, and then record di videyo. y got well-deserved diz.