CARE and FEEDING OF BABY TURKEYS
Brooder. Keeping poults warm entails a brooder. Heat Source. For a small number of poults, a 100-150 watt hanging clamp-style work lamp is sufficient heat. Water. Fresh, clean water should be available to poults at all times. Food. General management and FAQs.Additionally, can baby turkeys eat chick starter? Types of Turkey Feed Use a chick starter or game bird starter for turkey poults. Protein should be at least 28 percent for this starter, and you can feed it for the first six weeks. After six weeks, you can switch to a grower feed. It should have at least 20 percent protein (higher than that required for chickens).
Regarding this, what do turkeys eat in the wild?
Preferred foods of wild turkeys Generally, turkeys thrive in and near mature forests that produce abundant amounts of mast, the fruits and nuts of woody plants. In the spring, they tend to eat leaves and grasses, and in the fall, they feed more on fruits, berries, seeds and insects.
What is the best feed for turkeys?
Foods They Eat
Acorns, hickory nuts, beechnuts or walnuts, either cracked open or swallowed whole. Seeds and grain, including spilled birdseed or corn and wheat in agricultural fields. Berries, wild grapes, crabapples, and other small fruits. Small reptiles including lizards and snakes.
