Raising Turkeys For Profit - What You Need To Know

Raising turkeys for profit has always been an
attractive second business
venture. However, as a supplementary one,
that one big payday on Thanksgiving is all worth
it for the effort and time that you would put in
it. Its seasonality, as turkeys are only on
very high demand in Thanksgiving, has made it
very difficult to have as a main business. 

In preparation for keeping turkeys for profit,
you would need to have a turkey pen with a size
of 10 feet by feet. Do not make the size of the
turkey pen too large as turkeys can get confused
- they might not be able to remember where the
feeders are. The required areas for the turkey
pen are a feeding area, a water area, and a
litter area. However, you would need to cover up
the litter area until they learn where the
feeding area is, so that they would not eat
their own litter. Also keep the water at modest
levels, as they are known to sometimes drown in
their water feeders.

You also need to be aware of the blackhead
disease, which is fatal to turkeys. Chickens
carry the blackhead organism, but show no
negative signs. So if you are thinking of
raising turkeys for profit, make sure that they
are not exposed to chickens, especially if you
are raising chickens of your own as well. The
blackhead disease, once contracted by turkeys,
and if the turkeys are not properly medicated,
leads to a sure death for them.

A little bit of micromanagement is needed as
well. A few turkeys could become very aggressive
and could kill other turkeys in your pen. Once
you see such aggressive behavior, it would be
best for you to put these turkeys in their own
cage. While turkeys are social animals, you
surely would not want one to socialize with your
other turkeys if they would be put in danger.

Raising turkeys for profit needs patience.
Turkeys are ready to be sold once they are 6 to
8 months old. If you know what you are doing and
have prepared everything well, those months would
pass by quickly and you'll be making huge profits
right away. Raising turkeys is not difficult, but
there are some common problems that are
associated with turkey herds. Turkeys can be
great for a small farm, and you can even raise
them as free range turkeys and wind up marketing
them as organic or free range.

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If you think you still need guidance on raising
turkeys for profit, consulting existing turkey
owners and farmers will certainly be a big help.
If you would like to learn more about raising
turkeys correctly, please visit:
http://www.howtoraiseturkeys.com

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