The Real Problem With FREE Ranging Turkeys

[@janeywelch9983]

You made this thoroughly hilarious. Out of six standard cochins, I ended up with five roosters and made the mistake of naming them! It would be so awkward to have PeeWee and dumplings, Dozer noodle soup or Lacey pot pie but they can’t all stay and they’ve had a great life, lol!

[@EastGrandWoodsman]

Good morning, I enjoyed your video immensely it brought back a lot of memories. Like you I have many many stories to go with my turkeys. I will tell you a couple of them. My turkeys also were free-ranging but not by choice. I built them a nice Coupe. When I got into turkey's I was told by an old farmer half the turkeys will die before you put them in the freezer. So I decided that I wanted 15 turkeys with the math of half of them dying I got 36 turkeys. None of the turkeys died I put 36 turkeys in the freezer that fall LOL. Is the funny story like you the turkeys where everywhere at. But I had a pile of lumber on my porch because I was still building our home. All 36 turkeys would get up on that pile of lumber in one at a time they would fly at the living room window hit the window and slide down every night it was hysterical. The other fun fact is that they would hang out in the middle of the road sitting on the yellow line LOL even with this foolish Behavior I still didn't lose any turkeys. I could go on and on and on as I'm sure you know very well about raising turkeys. What I have to say I raised turkeys ducks chickens and pigs also had a cow every once in awhile. The turkeys were the most fun. When we came home at night after work we would turn the car off and the headlights and Coast into the driveway so the turkeys wouldn't hear us because all 36 turkeys would come out and surround the car to enjoy that we was home. My wife was a city girl at that time we're still married 40 years later but it was so funny to see her run to her car in the morning because 36 turkeys was chasing her. Lol I tried to tell her they just wanted to say goodbye as she drove off to work. Tom

[@AngieJames4172]

They definitely lived their best lives on your farm and lived their lives on their terms. They only really had one bad day (butchering day) and are serving their intended purpose. I really did enjoy them and look forward to the next batch. Thank you for another great video E!

[@FarmerE]

Thank you so much, Angela!

[@alannemtsev9651]

I'm so glad you decided to keep your farm

[@FarmerE]

I am too!!

[@sammielynn457]

When did they first start free roaming 😂 I discovered your video after researching letting my turkeys free roam. I’m not worried about the neighbours as they are far enough away and their Guinea hens free range 😂

[@aprilmorris4588]

Same here with turkeys and guineafowl. My neighbors would be delighted if my birds ate the insects (most especially ticks as it's that time of year now) roaming around the ranch. We previously had a flock of broad-breasted white and bronze, but after seeing the frustration on both sexes due to their inability to breed without injury or death (seriously, one tom ripped open the side of a hen who had to be put down 😢), I have up and bought a bunch of Slate Blue, a couple Narragansett White, and 1 Bourbon Red. Next spring will be interesting when they, hopefully, brood.

[@gregsobek722]

Great to see you again ! Merry Christmas to you and your family !

[@FarmerE]

Hey, thank you, Greg!! And to you!!

[@grayintheuk8021]

Thank you for your videos this year. You have really brightened my year - great video by the way. Happy holidays.

[@FarmerE]

Thank you so much! I´ll try and squeeze in a couple more before new years...!

[@douglasbrmn2]

Thank you for the video. I was starting to worry that you may have fell ill or your EDC elbow flared so badly that you could not film. I’m glad you’re still at it and doing well.

[@FarmerE]

Thank you! Haha, det edc elbow is much better!

[@EtinosaOsayi]

Currently have a small broiler, layer and turkey farm. Love this.... Got my subscription lol

[@beckywebster7895]

I just fell upon your youtube channel and I love it! Growing up on a farm, straight into having my own little farmette I can really appreciate you yet am having a great laugh with you! You may have becoming a farmer in your heart but it seems like your experiences may be shocking to you! HaHaHa yes no days off on a farm! I love your passion!

[@carsonbath6345]

the ol cold trampoline metal trick

[@Siriuss96]

Living the good life I see, thanks for the video :)

[@FarmerE]

Thank you!

[@violaspencer5628]

They had a great life - even greater now!

[@catherinegrace2366]

Hahaha I have 2 rabbits Rosh, the Buck and Roh Roh is a doe. They’re brother and sister which I bottle fed. The 2 year old helped name them. Thank you for this video. I had not decided whether to free range or not. I’ll NOT be free ranging my 4 new turkeys. 😂👏👍

[@BertnQuinnsandwich]

"Live free or die. Death is not the greatest of evils." General John Stark, Major General of the Contenential Army during the American Revolution

[@EtinosaOsayi]

The first turkey I brooded got so close to me. Whenever I came out, they ran to me and lay on my feet. Some climb to my shoulder lol. Even have photos. Turkey tend to get close to their owner and are fun to be with.

[@ascendant95]

Sucks that they're such a handful. Their personality and noises they make and everything else about them looks so fun.

[@johnsheahan7914]

Great video as always keep up the great videos coming farmer e

[@FarmerE]

Thank you, John!

[@jensebu78]

Laughed a lot on that video. Great humour! The names 🙈😂

[@Feeoryne]

thanks for sharing!!

[@FarmerE]

Thank you!

[@richchoate8616]

Happy Holidays!

[@brentalbers9782]

Another great video as always. Stay warm 😀

[@FarmerE]

Thank you, Brent! You too!! We have about -16 celsius these days, looking forward to spring...!

[@brentalbers9782]

@@FarmerE we just had a few really cold days that were around -34C. It's warmed up since then, but I hope we don't have too many more of those days.

[@FarmerE]

@@brentalbers9782 Wow, that´s just too cold!!

[@radeon76]

I can see someone here calling the fire dept say I got a Turkey in a tree then they will ask how much eggnog have you had lol . Happy holidays

[@BeanOG]

7:49 My favorite part LOL

[@Hampton72]

great editing, as always!

[@sweetdeocurts]

I have 5. Hatched them from eggs. Oh gezze never new turkeys were so loving and friendly. They sit with me. Walk with me. They talk to me and I love them. Now what am I sposposed o do. I can't eat them. Looking for a petting zoo to talk them 4 hens 1 rooster.

[@mateii.]

i had a couple mini chickens that i decided to free range once, 1 male 3 hens, all of them decided to be wild and flew away literally

[@luketuck1]

Thanks for your video. I am planning on picking some turkeys up in the spring and would like to know what you have planned for your next batch of turkeys.

[@FarmerE]

Nice! I´ll probably go for some pasture raised, with poultry netting and a movable structure to sleep in. Haven´t figured out the details yet!

[@tidelybumsquish]

I raised 15 orlop bonze this year as chicks with my hens and rooster. Mine did not jump on to things at all. Now i have 1 tom and 5 hens going to breed. As chick prices are almost 10$ canadian now!

[@nvalles2565]

Sounds like a plan.

[@AlsHomestead]

Another good video Farmer E!

[@FarmerE]

Thanks, Al!

[@johnm7882]

Like always awesome videos my friend 🙂

[@FarmerE]

Thank you, John!

[@lissandersen]

Hyggelig med ny video. Riktig god jul 🤶

[@FarmerE]

Takk det samme!

[@wrathsinful6389]

Hatched many turkeys this year and sold a good bit. We've still got 14 and I'd like to go down to 6 lol. Damn raccoons are trying to help.

[@TraumaChaplain]

They like the metal because they are grounded. That has been proven with chickens they prefer a grounded roost than an ungrounded roost. Look up Clint overland on grounding for

[@mister3LY]

every animal on your farm lives a good life!

[@runwaygoldenretrievers6753]

Great video

[@alisonfox9039]

I swear I was just looking to order some turkeys for next spring but I feel like I'm not ready after we had our extra rooster flock roam our neighborhood too. The neighbors got mad about them sitting on their car as well. We had to tighten our fences but with turkeys they just fly over. How do you keep them on your own property I don't know. Thanks for this!!

[@jacquelineamaral1547]

Clip their flight feathers

[@zachb8012]

Turkeys will survive Winter just fine. They're pretty close to being wild animals. I live next to hundreds of wild turkeys... which look just like yours... and I live someplace in Montana that's so cold I question why anybody would want to live here. The turkeys wouldn't have it any other way though.

[@RecyclingMama]

we have wild turkeys everywhere here they travel in large groups..10-20...they can be scary..i know the struggle

[@kerryrwac]

Can you clip the turkey's wings so they can't fly? Then you could keep them in an outdoor run.

[@FarmerE]

I know people keep them in an outdoor run without clipping the wings, so i´ll probably try that next season!

[@roncoquillette6576]

Black Spanish turkeys return to roost in loft.

[@botanicaljones]

I don't feed my ducks, turkeys tell the evening. This way if they want the yummy yummies they have to come into there coop. They follow me in the coop every night. P haven't solved the poop issue. They love to roost on my porch.

[@jounikananen]

Was "too-do-loo" in the end Turkish?

[@TurkeyFarmerGirl]

I use a slice of bread to get the turkeys and peacocks into the pen, at sunset, I use pool noodle to Hurd into coop. We got coons.

[@Poultryfarm5466]

So bronze turkeys can fly

[@farminggutta8207]

Espen du bør lage flere videoer det er så gøy og se på

[@FarmerE]

Takk for det!!!

[@moborkome4112]

Turkeys are difficult in farms they do what they want.and not what you want.

[@roncoquillette6576]

Clip the wings.

[@dennisch9210]

7:48 😂 todololo, morsomme dyr men hadde nok blitt gal med todololo hverdag 🤣

[@FarmerE]

De er ganske gøye, ja!

[@TraumaChaplain]

There are turkeys that cannot fly due to their body size and they can only roam on the ground which may solve some of your problems. I think the Royal Palm is one of those breeds

[@amer6706]

Royal palms are one of the smallest breeds, so no. Broad breasted white cannot fly, but they also have shorter lifespans because they grow so heavy so rapidly. That said, my free range broad breasted meat turkeys still try to roost as high as they can outside of their pen. sigh

[@stevestratton1888]

Seems like every time I realize that you haven’t posted a video in a while, you all of a sudden post one.

[@FarmerE]

Great timing!

[@optimus6858]

a bit Dark

[@ioanioanov4283]

What country do you live in?

[@FarmerE]

Norway!

[@ioanioanov4283]

@@FarmerE 👍👍👍

[@klaassiersma4892]

Sadly it's they're fate most of the time, i realy like turkeys by the way but also on my plate.🤣

[@FarmerE]

I like them too! I´ll get some next season for sure...

[@kctyphoon]

I could never be a farmer. Keeping animals everyday and then having to kill them is just not in my DNA.

[@TrainerCoachMacKay]

I totally agree. I could only keep them as pets.

[@patricksmith9297]

Way too long since the last video,

[@FarmerE]

Absolutely

[@shokopenny7672]

You have no damn idea how to raise them. You just showing your level in this video. And I will add my words here. They have more heart and loyal than you never imagine in your life. I have Turkey farm and they hatched on my hand and I raise them up as pet. They are good listener and try to protect they family n’ owner and my property. Learn from your heart about them. They will follow me every single day for back shedd . I cuddle with them everyday. What did I saw here now! It’s terrible!

[@nvalles2565]

Let’s you see what happen when the turkeys run things.

[@melbournebound5150]

Got them as chickens?????

[@macenhoward8833]

Shame they were heritage. Could've kept them and bred them. I'd do brad breasted for meat. Better feed to meat conversion, ready to butcher faster and like I said they get way larger in less feed. The heritage are good for breeding and eggs. Could breed a heritage tom a broad breasted hen and hatch her eggs, and get a nice plump hybrid that's great for meat