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??

The only time he will not do this is when he's dead.

In winter he will reduce his activities but will still mount them sometimes.

It really isn't fair to your hens to have to put up with him and he will eventually seriously damage one of them for life.

Do you really want your hen to be unable to walk without pain and suffering for the rest of her life as a result of a turkey mounting her??

If you can't keep them seperate think seriously about wether you are really the right home for him?

If you do decide that you need to find him a loving home, I can suggest someone who rehomes poultry to good homes very successfully.

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