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Feeding Turkeys
Feeding Turkeys
Healthy Water Recipe
1/2 Gallon Warm Water
2 TBSP Apple Cider Vinegar
2 Garlic Cloves, blended
1/2 cup Honey
Access to Turkey “grit”
Do NOT feed - oyster shell grit
They need turkey grit, or access to small pebbles, dirt, gravel
Natural Foods
Grazing is GREAT for turkeys! They love Grass and the bugs they can get and rocks for their grit
Wild Turkey’s eat - worms, insects, fruits, seeds, snails, berries, nuts, plants, and small vertebrates.
Homemade Turkey foods - veggie and fruit scraps,
Grains - Barley, Black oil sunflower seeds, Bulgar, Milo, Millet, Flax, Corn, Wheat, Oats, Rice (cooked), Pasta (cooked)
Fruits are treats, not stapes of the diet - Grapes, Raisins, Peaches, Apples, Pears, Bananas (no peel), Crabapples, Cherries, Cantaloupe, Honeydew, Watermelon, Strawberries, Raspberries, Blueberries.
Veggies - pretty much all of them except ones listed in “Toxic foods” below
Nuts - if salted, wash the salt off. Acorns, Pine nuts, Almonds, Pecans, Walnuts, Brazil nuts, Beechnuts, Hickory nuts, Peanuts (food grade, not garden peanuts)
Dairy - Cheese, Yogurt
Mealworms
Poults or Chicks, 1-5 weeks old - need 26%-30% Protein feed, look for Turkey or Gamebird “Starter”
Young Turkeys, 5-12 weeks old - 20-24% Protein feed, Turkey or game bird “Grower”
Adult Turkeys, 13 weeks + need 14-16% Protein feed, regular turkey or game bird feed.
Do NOT feed Turkey’s MEDICATED chick starter
Commercial Feeds
The following are Toxic to Turkeys, DO NOT FEED!
Rhubarb Leaves - poisonous to all animals!
Tomato leaves
Nightshades
Tobacco
Raw Peanuts - aflatoxin fungus
Avocado - deadly to all birds
Potato peels, sprouts, leaves - any green parts are poisonous to birds and people.
Moldy or rotting foods
Morning Glory seeds
Sweet pea seeds
Datura seeds