| If you enjoyed raising a few baby turkeys every once | | | | period of a week they will fill their nest and begin |
| in a while, you may consider raising a few to adulthood | | | | incubating the eggs. |
| and try turkey breeding for fun and profit. It's not that | | | | Of course, you can take the eggs away, get a turkey |
| difficult to do and there's not much difference between | | | | incubator and incubate them yourself, they hatch within |
| what your already doing, you just have a few adult | | | | about four weeks. An exciting time, especially if you |
| turkeys hanging around, and enjoy watching them raise | | | | have children in the house. |
| babies. | | | | Once your turkeys are healthy, you can begin selling |
| The best part about raising your own turkeys is the | | | | the babies to other individuals who want to raise a bit |
| fact that they are your males and females, and that | | | | of turkey meat themselves. Make sure your turkey |
| they would have already determined their pecking | | | | babies are healthy when you sell them, or, raise them |
| order. If you don't raise your turkeys together but | | | | yourself and sell them as adult turkeys ready to eat. |
| purchase adult breeding turkeys, you will have to let | | | | There are many benefits to breeding turkeys, |
| them settle into a flock and discover their own pecking | | | | especially if you are one to want to raise them |
| order before breeding season. | | | | organically. By breeding your own turkeys you will |
| You know it's breeding season for your turkeys when | | | | know that they are organic from the get go, and it's |
| the males began to strut their stuff. They will then | | | | really nice if you allow them to free range. You will still |
| cover the female hens on a regular basis for the | | | | need a turkey house for shelter and protection from |
| period of about a week. She will then begin to lay her | | | | predators but letting the mama and babies out during |
| eggs in the nesting box you provided, if she is not | | | | the day to range is good for all the turkeys and will |
| laying them in the box, try a different nesting box. | | | | give you healthy fit turkey babies and mamas. |
| Turkeys are not super particular, but they do want | | | | So, whether you are raising your turkeys for meat or |
| their nesting box big enough to be comfortable, and | | | | to get a few breeders of your own, start out with the |
| small enough to be protective. | | | | healthiest turkeys you can and you will be sure to |
| Turkeys will lay one egg a day, and perhaps give a | | | | have the healthiest of babies by breeding turkeys for |
| day off here and there. And slowly but surely over a | | | | fun and profit. |