Raising 1,500 Turkeys on Pasture [COMPLETE GUIDE]

Welcome to the COMPLETE GUIDE to raising turkeys on pasture, led by Heifer USA Livestock Specialist Christine Hernandez. Whether you’re a total beginner or a poultry farming pro, get ready to learn EVERY STEP of pastured turkey production. From choosing a brooder design to mastering the daily prairie schooner shift and managing day ranging, this video will teach you everything you need to know to get started raising turkeys.

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⏰ TIMECODES ⏰
0:00 Overview
0:49 How to build a turkey brooder
4:34 Brooder Equipment
10:02 Poultry Feed Formulation for Turkeys
14:29 Brooder Ventilation
15:39 Peat Moss for Deep Litter Method
17:25 Corner Protection
18:22 How to order Turkey Poults
19:48 Caring for new poults
23:43 Using Grit for Turkeys
25:19 Daily Brooder Chores
29:20 Expanding Brooder Space
33:20 Weighing Turkey Poults
37:48 Moving to Pasture
43:15 Turkey Schooner Design
48:17 Watering Fountains
49:13 Cold Weather Preparation
50:39 Sick Pens for Turkeys
52:05 Daily Turkey Schooner Chores
57:21 How to weigh mature turkeys
58:27 Record Keeping for Pastured Turkeys
59:23 Day Ranging on Pasture for Turkeys
1:06:54 Loading and Processing Turkeys

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