Raising Turkeys involve providing them with high – protein feed, clean, and a safe, spacious environment. You will need to manage their growth at different stages, starting with a heated brooder for about four weeks.

Turkeys require more space and higher protein intake than chickens, and it is important to separate them from chickens to prevent diseases like blackhead.

RAISING TURKEYS is a PDF manual designed by Amajatoja Turkey Farm to assist existing and aspiring poultry farmers in the overall management of the turkey bird.

Modules include;

1. Introduction to turkey farming

2. History of the turkey bird

3. Breeds of turkeys

4. Turkey behaviours

5. Brooding turkeys

6. Nutrition and feeding of turkeys

7. Common diseases of turkeys

8. Biosecurity in the turkey farm

9. Reproduction in turkeys