Can you put baby turkeys with baby ducks?

Conclusion. Raising ducklings and turkeys together is possible! So long as you offer a proper environment, they can usually be raised side by side, sharing food, water and a heat lamp until feathers develop and they are released into their 'adult' pen!
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Can you put ducks with turkeys?

Turkeys, Ducks, and Chickens, Oh MY! Can they all peacefully co-exist? I've gathered some thoughts on keeping a mixed flock and why raising chickens and ducks together is totally doable.
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Can chickens turkeys and ducks live together?

One of the questions that comes up often is, “Can I keep chickens with other kinds of poultry?” or “Can I have a mixed flock?” The short answer is YES, you can. But should you? Generally speaking, ducks, peafowl, and turkeys can certainly be kept on the same property together, and they would coexist very well.
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Can a turkey and a duck breed?

While a drake can possibly mate with a female turkey, resulting offspring would be very rare. There are no confirmed cases of a half turkey-duck offspring. A tom making with a female duck would likely cause severe harm or death to the duck because turkeys are much larger and more ferocious than even ducks when mating.
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What should you not do with baby ducks?

Don't Brood Your Chicks and Ducklings Together

While you technically can, it's not the best idea. Ducklings love water. They will make a wet mess of everything they come in contact with. Wet + chicks = bad idea.
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How to Prepare for Baby Ducks and Baby Turkeys



When can I put baby ducks outside?

By the time the ducklings are 3-5 weeks old, weather-dependent, they can spend warm, sunny days outside, carefully supervised and protected from predators. Until the ducks are fully feathered around 7-9 weeks old, they have trouble regulating their body temperature and need heat.
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Can ducks stay outside at night?

Ducks like to be outside and love to roost like chickens. If the weather is not freezing cold and it is safe, ducks can stay out all night long. Wild ducks sleep up in the trees whereas it is not safer for the pet ducks to be out without a pen or a shelter.
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Do turkeys need a coop?

If you plan to raise your turkeys from poults, then the answer to “Do turkeys need a coop?” is a resounding yes. Once the poults outgrow their brooder, they will need a secure coop at night, just like any other type of poultry.
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Can ducks and turkeys eat the same food?

Domesticated turkeys have different needs than chickens or ducks and should be fed either a turkey formulated feed or a wild or game bird feed to meet their needs.
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Can ducks and chickens live together?

Chickens and ducks can be housed together in the same coop or you can try to keep them separate. Chickens like to roost at night, so they will need places to perch off the ground. Ducks like to nest at night, so they will need some place at ground level to sleep.
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Do turkeys return to coop at night?

Turkeys will roost anywhere except where you want them to.

They would go in the coop at night with no problems and roost with the chickens.
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Can you put baby turkeys with chickens?

One of the main ways to keep turkeys healthy is too NOT raise chickens and turkeys together. When turkeys and chickens are raised together, turkeys run a high risk of contracting the disease histomoniasis, also known as blackhead.
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Will free range turkeys fly away?

Because turkeys are able to fly, those birds have been confined to the caged yard. We wanted to allow them free range in the fenced-in grassy area. However, because it has an open top, the turkeys would be able to fly away. Clipping the wings, a painless procedure, prevents the birds from taking flight.
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How hard is it to raise turkeys?

Turkeys are not that hard to raise, but they differ a bit from chickens in terms of what they need, and raising them from poults (baby turkeys) is more time- and energy-intensive than raising chickens from baby chicks.
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Are turkeys loud pets?

One big difference between chickens and turkeys, however, is that turkeys make a gobbling sound, which is not very loud, but it might be loud enough to disturb your neighbors if you live in a dense urban area.
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Do ducks need a pond?

Ducks don't need a pond to be happy, but they definitely enjoy splashing and paddling around in a kiddie pool. In addition to having a place to bathe, ducks need a deep enough water source to keep their mucous membranes moist.
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How much do you feed a turkey per day?

FEED turkeys daily by broadcasting food at a rate of 2 large handfuls (or 1/2 cup) per turkey per day. To ensure a good distribution of food among flock members, spread it out so that all birds have an opportunity to feed. FEED turkeys until the flock ceases daily visitation or until severe conditions moderate.
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Do ducks protect chickens?

He will guard the flock from predators, find food for them and mate with most if not all of his hens. Drakes on the other hand will mate with one duck for the breeding year although he will try to breed with as many females as possible.
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Do turkeys need roosting bars?

Even baby turkeys need roost bars! If you can provide them in the brooder, you'll notice they start using them pretty quickly. This helps them sleep sounder and feel safer, as roosting is a natural tendency for them. Turkeys need grit!
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When can baby turkeys go outside?

Make sure they are fully feathered and at least eight weeks old before moving poults to their new outdoor housing. You can give them access to outdoors but still provide the lamp at night for a week or two, and then finally move them to their new, grown-up turkey roosts and pen.
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What kind of enclosure do turkeys need?

The run, the coop, the nesting boxes…they're bigger birds, so they need more space. Unlike chickens, which can easily be housed in recycled dog houses, etc., turkeys need more room; a large shed or small barn work well. The more space you give them, the better they do.
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What temp is too cold for ducks?

Unlike chickens who are generally comfortable at temperatures 45 degrees and above, ducks are just fine down to temperatures around 20 degrees F. Below that however, they can suffer frostbite on their feet which could lead to amputation or lost limbs.
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Do ducks need beds?

But be aware — ducks don't put themselves to bed like chickens do. You'll have to round them up and herd them into the coop (easy enough to do because of their tendency to stick together). They don't need nesting boxes or roosting rods; they will lay their eggs wherever they want, and prefer sleeping low to the ground.
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What should ducks sleep in?

Ducks don't roost and will be perfectly happy sleeping on soft straw or shavings on the coop floor. They don't necessarily even need nesting boxes, but rather seem to prefer making themselves a nest in one corner of the coop. They also are more cold-hardy and enjoy cooler temperatures, summer and winter.
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Will ducks return to coop at night?

Unlike chickens, ducks can see in the dark. So, they will not have that same homing instinct that your chickens might have to return to the coop each night.
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