Raising Organic Turkeys - Essential Tips Before You Order Your Turkeys

Chickens are usually the first thing that comes
to people's minds when they think of
homesteading. Chickens are always a good source
of eggs and bird meat. But the better choice of
bird to raise is turkeys. The demand for turkey
shoots up during Thanksgiving. Best of all,
you can get a bigger income if you go
for raising organic turkeys.  But this
doesn't mean you can't earn from raising turkeys
all year round. Organic turkeys feed mainly on
grass or free-range. They are only fed
supplemental feeds to promote their health and
improve meat quality. As such, the costs of
feeds are brought down drastically.

If you are considering raising organic turkeys,
the first thing you need to think about is where
to get your poults. You have the option of
ordering them by mail or simply sourcing them
from a local breeder. We recommend the latter
because while mail-order poults will work, the
journey from the breeder to the mail post puts
unnecessary stress on the birds.

Before you order the poults and begin raising
turkeys, you need to make sure that you have an
area that is enclosed with fences and protected
against natural predators. You will need to put
the poults here, and maybe even install a heat
lamp in case the weather gets a little too cold.
Poults should be fed with starter mash to get
them started on the road to growth. Also, make
sure that there is sufficient supply of clean
and fresh water all the time.

Wait until four weeks before allowing the birds
to go outside into a bigger, fenced area.
However, when raising organic turkeys, you
should remember to keep the temperature above 70
degrees, and the supply of fresh water coming.
Also restock the supply of feeds regularly.

Ten weeks into raising organic turkeys, you can
start feeding your poults with growth formula.
At this point, you can also start adding other
food items such as greens into your diet. At
this point also, you can choose whether you want
your birds to be pasture-raised, grass-fed or go
free-range. Free-range chickens are those that
are not kept in cages. Grass-fed and pasture-fed
turkeys are those that are kept on living
grasses. All options allow you for raising
organic turkeys by providing them with a natural
diet consisting of live grasses, insects, growing
plants and other natural preys. If you choose to
grass-feed your turkeys, however, you will need
to feed them with supplemental grain and mash.

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If you think you still need guidance on raising
organic turkeys, consulting existing turkey
owners and farmers will certainly be a big help.
Learn more about raising turkeys correctly here:
http://www.howtoraiseturkeys.com

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