Help with cannibalism in turkey pullets

Honey bird · « **on:** March 18, 2008, 19:16 »

Hi hope someone can help iv raised chickens for over three years and hatched chicks with no problems. I also raised 6 week old turkeys for christmess with no problems but iv just been given 22, day olds, bronze turkeys, i have had them for a week but today they have started to peck each other, two of them are hurt badley, there bottoms have been pecked so i have seperated them, but the way it's going i will have to have 22 little units for them to be seperate because they are all doing it. Am i doing somthing wrong, is it the feed, are they bord, iv put in some cd's to distract them, can it be that its too small a space. i dont have any beak clips and im not sure about debeaking and weather i could do it. CAN ANY ONE HELP ME, IM GOING MAD

babe · « **Reply #1 on:** March 18, 2008, 19:19 »

too little room is a main cause for pecking each other, how much space does each bird have?

purple spray them all, it doesnt taste good to them, may help prevent it, or you can get beak rings, that clip onto beaks, no pain, but helps.

Bodger · « **Reply #2 on:** March 18, 2008, 19:22 »

Get the the light in their pen down as low as possible.

Honey bird · « **Reply #3 on:** March 18, 2008, 19:59 »

Hi Babe i have split them 10 to a 6ft x 4ft brooders and 2 on there own lets hope that helps, if not i will go and get the clips in the morning.
Thanks very much for you help, i lost it for a moment but things seem to have settled for now :?

Honey bird · « **Reply #4 on:** March 18, 2008, 20:00 »

Hi Bodger, i will do that straight away, thankyou

babe · « **Reply #5 on:** March 18, 2008, 21:28 »

and pictures please. id love a pet turkey

Honey bird · « **Reply #6 on:** March 18, 2008, 21:51 »

Hi Babe
I will put a pic on 2mora, beds calling after all the stress. Things still ok fingers crossed, :?

Jellyhead · « **Reply #7 on:** March 19, 2008, 06:39 »

Good luck. I love turkeys too. I really wanted a couple as pets but it wasn't to be :cry: so I got my Polands instead

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