Raising Turkey Poults
In this month’s vlog, Richard Smith, Farm Manager at Daylesford Organic Farm, discusses raising organic, free range turkeys from 6 week old poults; including how they are housed, their ranging behaviour and habits, and how he feeds them home grown oats to get some fat on them for Christmas! Richard explains that they rear the traditional Bronze turkey and covers the following points:
- When to buy poults
- Housing turkeys (in the sheep shed!)
- Planting trees for turkeys
- Ranging habits
- The feeding system he designed in the turkey house
- Feed options including home grown sustainable feed
- Ensuring daily welfare of the turkeys
- How to manage pecking
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23rd November 2017Related farming theme:
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- Daylesford Organic Farm
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This month, Richard is in the turkey field, discussing rearing turkeys for Christmas.
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