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Strutting Tom, Running Hen by rastamouse: 4:11pm On Oct 05, 2015 |
This is too funny. Male turkeys are mostly gentle compared to their chicken counterparts. Those guys virtually rape their ladies all the time! http://turkeyview..com/2015/10/strutting-tom-running-hen.html?m=1 1 Like |
Re: Strutting Tom, Running Hen by samshoz(m): 7:59pm On Oct 05, 2015 |
rastamouse:my Tom aint gentle, it chases me and my younger ones, i have to wooz a suma-tumbling to know the boss feeding it. Sometimes it tries to challenge me but i scare it or beat it till it runs into hiding. |
Re: Strutting Tom, Running Hen by rastamouse: 8:39pm On Oct 05, 2015 |
samshoz: That is quite an aggressive one. A friend's tom was killed by a dog when the tom attacked the dog. Can you tell me more about your tom? |
Re: Strutting Tom, Running Hen by samshoz(m): 7:39pm On Oct 06, 2015 |
rastamouse:nothing much to say. Here is a pix of him.
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Re: Strutting Tom, Running Hen by rastamouse: 8:18pm On Oct 06, 2015 |
Re: Strutting Tom, Running Hen by Roseey0(f): 8:51am On Oct 07, 2015 |
I have 3 tom with one hen. I don't know how to handle them now, their noise, am even scared they will suffocate the hen. I was just rearing them for xmas meat, didn't really prepare for this mating, breeding, hatching and brooding. Any help from here pls 1 Like |
Re: Strutting Tom, Running Hen by rastamouse: 10:48am On Oct 07, 2015 |
Roseey0: Hi Rose. That is interesting. However 3 toms and a hen is not such a good combination. I will rather suggest that you take two toms away and they will do just fine. Don't panic on breeding them. Just subscribe to my threads as we go along and you will love the journey |
Re: Strutting Tom, Running Hen by Roseey0(f): 11:05am On Oct 07, 2015 |
rastamouse: Thank you. I will separate them by the end of the day. What other steps should I take after the separation. I just watched a YouTube video of mating behavior of turkey, where they have to stand for sometime on the hen before copulating. My fear is that the tom is heavier than my hen and she's the only one I have. Pls advice. 1 Like |
Re: Strutting Tom, Running Hen by rastamouse: 11:20am On Oct 07, 2015 |
Roseey0: Yea Rose you are very right. The average male weight twice as much as the female. That is the challenge during mating. There are a few things you can do to help matters. For a start, try and cover the claws of the tom. They can really cut deep into the hen. You should also be concerned with the mating time. It's weird but the tom sometimes just climb on the hen and just stay there! No interest in mating at all! That is dangerous and you must get it off. With regards to the separated toms, I will suggest that you sell them off if they are of age. If they are not, let them keep their distance from the other couple as much as possible. Do the turkeys free roam? |
Re: Strutting Tom, Running Hen by Roseey0(f): 11:25am On Oct 07, 2015 |
rastamouse:Yea. It does roam but the rain keeps them inside most of the time. As for the other two tom, Xmas is almost here. They will be useful soon. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Strutting Tom, Running Hen by rastamouse: 11:31am On Oct 07, 2015 |
Roseey0: Bet they will be . |
Re: Strutting Tom, Running Hen by samshoz(m): 7:40pm On Oct 07, 2015 |
rastamouse:yes, its brooding already. I lost a hen 2 months ago while it was brooding, i still dnt know cause of death. I like that hen because it usually lays up to twelve eggs. But this layed abt 9. And i have been pondering wether or not to seperate hatched poult from hen, after reading your blogg, i decided am going to seperate them. 1 Like |
Re: Strutting Tom, Running Hen by rastamouse: 8:10pm On Oct 07, 2015 |
samshoz: Sorry about the loss. If necessary please remove any blocks which may prevent the hen from taking a break from the eggs. Prolonged brooding without a break can cause starvation and death. This happens when the hen broods indoors and can't get out. Separating the poults from the hen was the best decision. But please keep close eye on them. |
Re: Strutting Tom, Running Hen by samshoz(m): 2:37pm On Oct 14, 2015 |
I now force my hen to feed and drink. rastamouse: you need to educate us on candling you mentioned to us here. |
Re: Strutting Tom, Running Hen by rastamouse: 3:09pm On Oct 14, 2015 |
samshoz: Hi Sam.... I already started the candling series. In the fourth day now! Sorry you missed the threads....visit my site at https://turkeyview..com/ and get all the videos there. Don't forget to leave your comment On nairaland the series are here https://www.nairaland.com/2657237/candling-turkey-eggs-videos 1 Like |
Re: Strutting Tom, Running Hen by stanvesco(m): 5:53am On Oct 15, 2015 |
samshoz:ur hen laid upto 12,bkos u allowed d eggs to accumulate, mine lay upto 25 per hen,and i sell each fertile eggs for 100box.... |
Re: Strutting Tom, Running Hen by stanvesco(m): 5:59am On Oct 15, 2015 |
Roseey0: 3 toms, i guess dey avnt goten to dir maximum size yet? Do u av an alpha male amongst dem yet? Av dey started mating yet,or fighting,or competing for ur single female? Note dat turkeys are very hypertensive? |
Re: Strutting Tom, Running Hen by stanvesco(m): 6:11am On Oct 15, 2015 |
@ rastamouse, do u know of floatation technique to determine fertile eggs? I kant clearly remenba evrytin,but weneva i took my eggs to d hatchery, dey placed each eggs in water, i cant clearly remenber how dey determine d viable eggs, try google it, it helped alot? Bro hope u dey fry or cook your turkey eggs sometimes, kai mehn, dat tin is swit. Broda,u making me wanna start my farm again o. Did u name all ur birds? I had 35birds in all,and each had a name? Weneva i come bak home day all pratikaly came to greet me, except d dominant male(yes o, i was d alpha male,and i made it clear to it,after kicking it off d females like 1milion times) and doing artificial insemination. I had dis whistling i normaly do ,dat makes all tom strut n gobble at 1ce, hahahahahb, raising dose birds was 1daful. I intend raising ova 500 for december nxt year 1 Like |
Re: Strutting Tom, Running Hen by rastamouse: 5:04am On Oct 16, 2015 |
stanvesco: Wow that is cool. Get straight back in bro. Turkey farming is real fun. I will be showing the floatation procedure here as well |
Re: Strutting Tom, Running Hen by pat077: 6:05pm On Oct 17, 2015 |
stanvesco:how can one go about the artificial insemination? |
Re: Strutting Tom, Running Hen by samshoz(m): 9:44am On Nov 14, 2015 |
I have questions to ask:
Q1. Why does the hen not know when stop
brooding? Mine keeps returning back to her nest
even after taking away hatched eggs and none
left.
Q2: Why do poults not know how to start feeding
after several days? I force feed mine, only the
resilient ones survive. |
Re: Strutting Tom, Running Hen by mrvitalis(m): 11:53pm On Nov 14, 2015 |
Please how much can I buy a big Tom of say 8 months |
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