Turkey Care Bible: Everything You Need to Know About Raising Turkeys From Breeding and Brooding to Feeding, Disease Control, Processing, and Profitabl (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798263953072)

This comprehensive manual takes readers step-by-step through every stage of turkey care and management. Beginning with the fascinating origins and natural history of turkeys, it explores breed selection, housing, feeding, and brooding young poults. You'll learn how to handle, socialize, and understand turkey behavior while ensuring optimal health through proper nutrition, hygiene, and veterinary care.
For aspiring farmers, the book provides in-depth chapters on planning a profitable turkey farm, managing costs, and understanding return on investment. Heritage and commercial breeds are compared in detail, offering guidance for choosing the right birds for meat, breeding, or show purposes. Additional chapters cover free-range systems, predator protection, reproductive cycles, incubation, hatching, and humane processing for meat production.
Unique to this guide are over 250 expert tips and hacks, a 30-day turkey care and training plan, and actionable checklists that simplify complex tasks for beginners. Whether your goal is sustainable farming, backyard self-sufficiency, or developing a commercial poultry venture, this handbook equips you with the knowledge and confidence to succeed.


Author: Festus D. Reece
ISBN-13: 9798263953072
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 09/05/2025
Pages: 182
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.39d