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Old 29-04-2009, 07:23 PM
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Re: toms vs hens

Yes you can get saddles, but why run hens with a male turkey?? My big Orp cockerel can do enough damage to his girls let alone a turkey jumping on the hens back!!

Not only is there the issue of ripping the hens back open as has already happened but also muscoskeletal damage that will most certainly occur from the weight of him on top of a hen who's not even half his weight.

Wouldn't it be kinder on both parties to get him a girl of his own kind and seperate the the two breeds??

Your hens would I'm sure thank you for it.
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