Can You and Should You Do It?

[@socal33]

My plan is to keep them adjacent, but not mixed with our hens. I've been raising Naragansett for the first time. So far, about a 50% mortality rate for the first chicks, but now they're all thriving. They are so hard to raise compared to our chickens.

[@roncoquillette6576]

Agreed. I feed mine boiled egg whites for extra protein. Treat them once a day. Sofar all 10 purchased are thriving, 9 weeks old.

[@socal33]

@@roncoquillette6576 I did the boiled eggs too but they didn't seem too interested. However, every morning they now expect sunflower seeds and oats. They gobble that up like candy. I added liquid vitamin B12 to their water and some mineral replacement mix they use for hot weather. The chicks are at the 4 week mark And living with the 11 week old. Finally in a tractor adjacent to the chickens as of last night. Good luck to you!

[@roncoquillette6576]

@@socal33 I also bought dry soldier worms at Walmart. I baby them. I been picking them blackberries. I garden so they got all my Broccoli. They love the leaves of the broccoli stem, and would eat the stems if I dice it up. I also have an older pair of black Spanish with my 10 bronze heritage.

[@socal33]

@@roncoquillette6576 They are really loving the 28% protein feed I picked up. I tried wetting it but they seem to like the dry stuff 🤷🏻 I'm just paranoid about the foxes getting one once they are old enough to roam freely. We've lost six chickens in broad daylight during the last 4 weeks. They are able to get over/under the gate so I'm reinforcing. Seems like there's always something trying to get your birds.

[@socal33]

@@roncoquillette6576 Broccoli? I'll try that, thanks. The worms were a favorite of our baby birds too. They're starting to notice bugs too as we moved the tractor into our field last night.

[@luketilley9137]

I don't raise chickens and turkeys in the same coop. Although, bourbon red turkeys and georgia giant bobwhite can be together just fine in the same coop. You just need to put a lot of stuff in the coop for cover. The quail seem to like cover

[@freestatehomestead]

Thanks for the content

[@mrhardway5278]

I know how to skip the problem about the different feed, do Jersey giants and turkeys become jerseys giants need extra protein

[@roncoquillette6576]

Would worming with ivermectin not help in stopping the parasite in the chicken?

[@mrcs9320]

I raise my turkey together with my goose, duck & guinea fowl.