| Among fowls, turkeys are tops when it comes to | | | | space has to have is heat lamps. Turkeys, especially |
| providing quality meat. Turkey meat is a lot leaner | | | | poults, are sensitive to changes in temperature. They |
| than chicken meat. It is also packed with antioxidants, | | | | react to cold temperature in a bad way. When the |
| vitamins, minerals and other nutrients that help you | | | | temperature gets cold, turkeys tend to flock |
| stay healthy. This should be enough reason why you | | | | together and pile up on top of each other. This could |
| should consider raising turkeys for meat, either for | | | | result in the death of those that get stuck |
| your own family's consumption or for commercial | | | | underneath the pile. |
| purposes. | | | | Another important aspect of raising turkeys for meat |
| Raising turkeys for meat may be a fun and | | | | is deciding whether you want to raise them |
| rewarding experience, but it is also one that requires | | | | conventionally or organically. These two refer to the |
| utmost dedication and technical knowledge, to some | | | | type of food that you want to feed your turkeys. If |
| extent. If you have a space in your backyard that is | | | | you want to go organic, you will need to stick to |
| conducive to homesteading, you should seriously | | | | processed foods and artificial supplements. |
| consider raising turkeys for meat. | | | | Raising turkeys for meat also requires you to be on |
| The first step to raising turkeys is finding a healthy | | | | the alert for potential illnesses. The typical illness that |
| stock. Depending on how big your available space is, | | | | typical breeders have to be ready for is diarrhea, |
| you can order as little as five or as big as fifty poults | | | | which can wipe out an entire flock if left untreated. |
| for a start. There are breeders that deliver poults by | | | | Turkeys should be treated at the earliest signs of |
| mail, but they may require a minimum number of | | | | diarrhea. Otherwise, they will suffer from |
| poults. You can also try ordering from a local breeder | | | | dehydration, which leads to death. You also need to |
| so you don't need to order more than you need to. | | | | make sure that your birds get a good supply of |
| In addition, picking up the poults from a local breeder | | | | vitamins and nutrients always. When they start acting |
| means you get a stock that has not been through | | | | restless or anxious, you can be sure that they are |
| the stresses of a long-haul flight. | | | | lacking in essential vitamins and minerals. |
| One of the most important things that your breeding | | | | |