We have been raising turkeys for a few years now. We do both heritage and broad breasted. The best piece of advice I ever got about raising them is to put a baby chicken in with them. Turkeys aren't the smartest and they need something to teach them, a baby chicken works great. This year we were fortunate that our one female went broody and was due to hatch right when we received our shipment. She adopted all the babies the moment they starred going outside and we never tried to encourage it. Her partner ended up adopting them too so when they left her nesting area they had supervision. The two turkeys we have kept, long run, are trained guard birds and despite having a flock they still watch over our chickens and ducks all day. This comes natural to them since we raised them with our baby chicks,. The ducks don't care for them so much but I think that is because the turkeys use their pools and mud puddles to cool off in when it gets hot. PS- Duck and turkey feed has a lot of cross over and the extra niacin is great for their fast growing bones too, so don't worry about them eating each others food. We actually provide all our meat birds with the same vitamins treatment as our duckling and it has greatly reduced heath issues and death.

@_Fizel_

Жыл бұрын

This. Turkeys are just kinda too dumb for this world sometimes... I've never had birds myself (except the family's parrot who hated me) but did live next to a rather large bird farm. Turkeys, chickens, geese, ducks... All the common birds. You know that myth about turkeys being so dumb they would drown themselves looking at the sky while it rains? Yeah his turkeys were that dumb. One of them laid down while drinking and ended up drowning itself because it couldn't figure out how to lift it's head back up to the right height after laying down.

@lucecita007

Жыл бұрын

Yes that's really smart move

@georgianaradauti7315

Жыл бұрын

Just dont use a baby chicken bred in a factory cause those are dumber than any chicken. I have 10 curently and the damn dumb little ..... are a pain . Rain-lets just sit and get wet, night...ohhh dont go inside lets just stick tgher next to fence. They are over 5 months at this point meat and mixed breed thrown in too but i swear they are dumb.

@courtneesdad

Жыл бұрын

Great advice 👍

I love the fact that all 3 boys are willing to jump right in and snatch up a bird it takes confidence to do that and they all seem to excel 🥰

Your channel about a family raising animals on a farm is actually about a farm raising a family. Good job! 🤗

@user-bv3ch4xu8s

Жыл бұрын

yep

14:40 is the cutest! I love how the turkey poked their head in the shot!

Can't you build a large shed so it's completely protected from the elements until they've passed that fragile stage ?

@lucecita007

Жыл бұрын

Exactly 💯☺️

@smokymountainangoras

Жыл бұрын

I put a huge sheet of greenhouse plastic over my coops all the time that I can drop down over all sides when it’s raining. If the ground gets saturated with water then you can’t have them on the ground.

@mq456london2

Жыл бұрын

So many of their birds die every year! Can literally just put them Inside the barn for a few days

@Sea-cucumber1151

Жыл бұрын

@@mq456london2 this happened several months ago. They are learning….just think of the turkeys most of us get at the store, sadly they never have seen the sun or been outside. It’s hard for anyone to think birds out in that hot summer would die in the rain. The birds don’t know enough to get out of the rain. They are showing their mistakes so we all can learn as well. Not to be judged.

@BellefromOz

Жыл бұрын

GoldShaw farms has a good pen for babies!

My Dad use to say turkeys were stupid, they look up at the rain trying to figure out what it is and drown themselves, that’s why you have to keep them covered. Their little lungs filled up with water. Good job saving them! Air was what they needed. 🥰

@RedWyrm13

Ай бұрын

That's a myth. Turkeys are actually pretty smart, but rely more on learned behaviors than instincts, unlike Chickens, which behave more on instincts, and will understand how to search for food immediately. You have to show a Turkey poult food and drink in order for them to understand. The problem here isn't that they looked up and drowned in the rain, they got drenched and developed hypothermia. They needed to be dried off and warmed up with the blow drier to save them.

turkeys are really cute! 🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃😍

Your children are so beautiful. They have grown so much and love all their animals.

My 6 year old daughter and I watch your videos each night as part of our nighttime routine. She wants to have a farm some day and we love watching you guys. Thanks for sharing with us!

This is my first year raising turkeys.. I started with 26 cause of the 2$ sale at the local tractor supply and only 2 passed away.. they're so amazing.. this year would be the 3rd year I've done meat chickens.. this year I have 75..I've learn so much from you guys..thank you

@whitehouseonthehill

Жыл бұрын

Way to go, Jon!

Turkeys almost have to be mothered along to survive. Fully agree with putting a couple of chickens with them when very tiny. Love watching your videos. Im from Australia.

Y’all saved me from losing my chick. I recently hatched some chickens and most of the night it was raining and it stopped at the start of morning and my chickens when out their coop and it started raining again and I went out to check on the the chicks and mommy and found one wet, cold and not moving so I brought it inside warmed it up and it made a full recovery ❤️‍🩹 🙏

@whitehouseonthehill

Жыл бұрын

So glad to hear it helped. Nice work!

I have been breeding heritage turkeys for years. The poults stay about 1 1/2 months under a heat lamp - they are fragile.

I've just gone through a lot of heartbreak with my turkeys and broilers I found 14 chickens and 7 layers died and 6 turkeys. A rainstorm went through. This first year is raising both this year. Yeah That's how life goes. You can do the best you can in my opinion. Good luck with your poultry. Have a great day.

@rebeccabelnap5318

Жыл бұрын

Sorry

@wrinklesandsprinkles

Жыл бұрын

Aww bummer!

I admire you growing your own meat food. I am such a softy I could not do it. Ironically I was raised in the heart and remote part of the English countryside and for food my Mum and Dad would catch rabbits, pheasant, grouse etc for us to eat. They would take extra meat to the local village to swop for sausages and ground beef etc. which even now I think of as a treat.

@Candy-ji1sr

Жыл бұрын

Could not do this. Welsh woman living in the USA. Vegan but have cat's, chicken and fish only but....lifelong conflict with oneself!

the turkey at 14:39 made me laugh so hard. it was like “oh hey guys” 😂

Thanks for sharing the Birds and the Bees. Super cute kids too! Nice lifestyle.😊

BROODER IDEA - I saw a great idea on Waker Family Farm channel for a brooder. It was a pack-n-play! She got it really cheap at a yard sale. What a great idea, it’s sturdy, there’s a lot of room, it’s easy to clean, & folds up for easy storage add mesh top…done!

@whitehouseonthehill

Жыл бұрын

Our pack n play's are not any bigger than our current brooders. But yes, that would work for some.

It’s crazy how much time and effort they put into these videos. I love y’all. Thanks for the best content ever. I’ve been watching for 4-5 years

I love what you guys do! Growing your own food is a huge reward. We raise rabbits for meat as we have a very small place. Our kids understand and enjoy raising animals and we love them

Hello sweet family from Turkey...

"Why are Baby Turkeys always trying to Die?" because turkeys and quails are super great as finding ways to die, especially as babes. Like people joke with chickens that "if they can find a way to drown in it, choke on it, or strangle in it, they will" but in my experience as accident prone as chickens are they are survival champions next to turkeys and quail.

So close to one million!

I've never raise any birds before in my entire life, but it must be so hard taking care all of you're birds. All of you are so hardworking. We have kept a chicken as our pet unfortunely though our cat killed it, we miss it dearly. It's been a while since we had another chicken so that's why I'm planning to own a chicken in the future, I'm don't know what chicken, but hopefully it'll behave :)

I grew up in a farming community. I enjoyed family grown food. From a very early age, I like the children of Jake & Becky knew where food was produced. By three yo the daily prayer had meaning to me. I was thankful for the life the the plants and animals had to give up. This knowledge is sadly missing in US culture today by way too many. I am happy to see this taught to these children.

This got me nicely in the pre-Thanksgiving mode. Those turkeys are actually quite pretty for meat birds. Isabelle is starting to resemble Uriah a little more each time I see her. Lucky Baby.

I felt sad when you said that you will eat these birds, but at the same time at least you showed sensitivity towards them & care about their lives. They are beautiful birds. I am vegetarian but have eaten meat in the past, & I respect the way that you care about your birds & are sensitive to them. It's better that they have good lives & are properly cared for whatever their fate, we all will die at the end of the day. I almost wondered if they knew their fate & that's why they gave up when the storm it when they were young. I would also suggest if that breed is so vulnerable then it might be a good idea to keep them indoors for longer when they are young before their feathers fully mature so they will be less fragile to the cold weather in the night before going out.

The turkey’s are so cute!

I absolutely ❤️this channel. The commenters on the bee videos can be a tad insufferable & a bit condescending, but other than that-just lovely stuff. THIS is what family vlogging should look like 🥰

This must be frustrating. You take them out when their feathers come in and give them a coop covered up from the rain. They still get wet and their health wains. Yet, as adults, the outdoor perches traditionally are a covered roost.... open on the sides and they do well against the elements. One wonders if when the young get wet, they get hypothermic and that's the problem? With an adult weight/muscle mass, the rain doesn't lower their body temperature as easily?

@razorransom1795

Жыл бұрын

Seems like it, doesn't it? Body temp is very sensitive for birds in general. So if they get wet and can't keep warm, the water evaporation chills them, they can get sick easier and the major temp drop chills and just kills them.

It is important to understand where what you eat comes from. Good on you for caring so well for your flock and farm and family.

I am very thankful for the amazing way my parents raised me, but I can't help but be envious of the amazing farm life these kids get to grow up with❤

Hey everyone! So anyone who’s watching this channel probably likes animals and I figured I’d spread the word here: my bff has five roosters and she can’t keep them all. She has three she wants to sell, and her dad told her she has two weeks to find them a new home or…pew pew if you know what I mean. They are really sweet fellas, one is a year old rooster named Elvis. He is a purebred silkie, dark gray / black with a hare of silver on his neck. Silkies are really great because they are super fluffy and cute, their feathers look like fur and they are small and docile, even the roosters! Especially these roosters ;). The other two are cockerels hatched this spring, they are both solid black and we have nicknamed them Speedy and Henry. They are sweethearts and not fully grown yet, but also very friendly. Speedy and Henry are purebred silkies as well, and so if you would like to get some roosters and breed your hens these guys would be a perfect fit! And yes, even though silkies are a smaller breed they can still breed larger hens. Bonus: you set the price! My friend really needs to find them a new home and she would literally take one dollar for them but she was hoping for more around 10-20 bucks. We can sell them separately too so if you just want one or two that’s totally cool! If you are interested just relpy to this comment and I can give you more info. I have pics of all three birds if you want to see those. Our location is Chaska, Minnesota.

Because they’re smart

9:15 the face 2nd duck made had me dying 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Your family is beautiful. Love your videos and your dedication to your children and animals

@whitehouseonthehill

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Wendy!

You have a beautiful family and I love how you involve the kids in every aspect of raising your own food. They are very lucky to have y'all for parents! Turkeys look great.

To keep our young birds from getting wet and chilled, we got two nesting boxes, the plastic ones you can get from tractor supply or rural king...and put them together back to back. Then we filled it with sawdust and some straw. We put one in each of the shelters (two or more in large shelters, and set them so that the openings are not where rain can blow in, but where the littles can get in easily and stay warm and dry. And yes, someone suggested you put older turkeys with chicks.

Visited a commercial turkey farm in scouts. The farmer said the danger with commercial meat turkeys is that they are not real bright. They can starve in a yard with ample food available, they also can drown from looking up in a rainstorm and not looking down.

@whitehouseonthehill

Жыл бұрын

Yes, exactly.

Near the end while you were explaining it, the turkey was looking at you like " huh, tf' you mean" Lol

7:26 Eli is such a great big brother it’s adorable

This is my second year raising turkeys but will be my 1 year to process turkeys. We hatched from our own turkey parents. We have Bourbon Red turkeys.

@southernparadise9896

Жыл бұрын

My first full year with BR’s too! I started with 2 hens and a Tom from summer of 2021 and I am now overrun with turkeys lol. How many did your hens raise? I felt so bad for my hens. They double clutched and hatched out 33 babies. I now have 31 Jakes and Jennies plus the original 2 hens and Tom. Do you free range or use runs? I feel like I’m overrun lol.

I would live to see more weekly videos from your farm I really like watching your family. Thank you and god bless

@whitehouseonthehill

Жыл бұрын

We put up a video per week = weekly videos 🎉

I love turkeys

Thanks for the video, guys. We hope to buy a locally raised turkey this year. Thanks for the updates on all the animals! Have a great September!

They're looking fantastic ! I always love watching your videos. Your family is so sweet ♥

I love your beautiful dog.

Hope to be full time in my farm soon. Nice Farm and family. God bless you

I appreciate your understanding of the earth so much, I love the channel especially the bee videos.

I have raised 2 turkeys. The first one I didn’t realize how big they would get in 8 months. (56 pounds) Each thigh took up a gallon bag. Made great breakfast sausage though.

So sad that turkey died amazing how you grow other animals turkey are very tough to grow. but still amazing

Being self sufficient is far better than accepting what you have to eat. Well done.

Great job with the turkeys keep up the hard work

I"m sorry but you need a shelter that keeps them dry! I've always put them in an enclosed shelter to keep them safe from storms at night or secure them from storms. Your shelter isn't enough for them!

@malloryoates8580

Жыл бұрын

and they should've fixed it before getting the turkeys for the following year. it could have been prevented.

Prayers for you and your babies ❤️

Isabella is looking sooo cute!

Yes I have I raised three of them and they were delicious I had two hens and the Tom

Really enjoy your family! Thank you for sharing!

I only keep chickens and stuff as pets I love caring for them!

Your turkeys are beautiful n yes I'd be proud to have to have that for dinner, (yes it hard ) many blessings~❤👍🤗

@whitehouseonthehill

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 😊

I raised wide breasted turkeys one year it was the saddest but best experience I’ve ever had. It was definitely a learning curve i had a few die on me but got 3 to grow to be 30 pounds each! I was able to feed my family for 2 years with them❤️

when I was young we had turkeys ,chickens and goats

My dad bought me two piglets for my birthday. I raised them and loved them for a few years. One day I fed them in the morning and then my dad fed them for a couple days after. We were eating dinner when he informed me my pigs were feeding the family and I was eating one of them. It. Traumatized. Me. He NEVER informed me my pets were food, were ever planned to be food.. or were anything other than a pet. So if you do have kids and have a farm for food… make sure you set that expectation up front and not after your child is mid bite.

Beautiful family 💖💖💖💖💖💖

Thank you for the update on the cows I can’t wait to see the baby xx good luck guys xx

Pretty feathers, I would use them in my crafts😊😊😊

You guy's living the good life all natural there's nothing like raising & growing your own food , love y'all & your farm 💜💞 thanks for sharing

For The Small Check you Should use Something on Ground for 3 to 4 mounts

We used to raise 50 or so and sell to our neighbors. If possible we would get some guineas to raise with them because the guineas were smarter and would teach them to eat, drink, and come in out of the rain! One year we ordered 100 and a weasel got in the brooder coop and killed all but one. It was a tiny tiny crack but predators are determined.

Wonderful family interaction, can't find better words bdw the turkeys are looking great:)

I raise my Turkeys with Guinnie fowl and it's a great partnership. They also have the same processing time so it has worked out great. I did loose one turkey that didn't want to thrive. It's sad but part of life. Thanks for sharing your life and family.

Love your videos! You guys inspired me to have my own farm and grow my own food. Every video brings joy to my life, watching how much you guys and the farm have grown it’s such a wonderful thing to witness. May God keep on blessing you guys!✨

We raised our own turkeys for a couple of years. We tried the white and normal colored ones. I personally preferred the white turkey. Our biggest turkey ( gutted and defeathered) was 27 pounds. It was wonderful knowing we raised them and know what we fed them. They certainly tasted a lot better than the store bought ones. I'm sorry I cannot remember the names of the breeds we did. It's been 25 years lol. But yes I agree with you totally. Raising your own food is the best way to go.

I just loved the 🦃 update. And the Daisy update too. I hope she is home soon! She's been there in Texas what seems like forever! 😀

The turkeys look great, absolutely well worth putting in the effort to keep them going. It's so odd how fragile they are compared to the others! Glad they're ok and bet you're looking forward to Thanksgiving 😁 have you got homegrown veg to go alongside them?

@whitehouseonthehill

Жыл бұрын

Yes, lots of vegetables being harvested in the garden right now!

@gardenonthemoors

Жыл бұрын

@@whitehouseonthehill ooh fab! Love that 😁

What about putting in a chicken brooding box that is completely closed in except for one opening that they can get in and out of, until they are out of their fragile stage.

@whitehouseonthehill

Жыл бұрын

We had them in a brooder, they were outgrowing it and pooping in large quantities… at that point, with the warmer weather they’re ready to go outside.

God bless 🙏

My mother grew up during the depression when the white turkeys breeds were being developed - when we were kids we had chickens, ducks and geese. Mom always said we could get colored turkeys but never the white ones because they had all the brains bred out of them and when it rained they would just stand there and look up and drown. I never believed her - but your experience with the white turkeys in the last two years kind of makes me wonder if she was right about them.... hmmm?

@phoebesmith9089

Жыл бұрын

Mom was right. genetically modified animals are always inferior. Period.

@whitehouseonthehill

Жыл бұрын

They are much dumber than our other turkeys but if you look through the comments you'll see some others that had similar struggles with other turkey breeds. Turkey poults in general, are just not that smart.

@IllyriaIllyar

Жыл бұрын

@@whitehouseonthehill So I guess Mom was right...

Such a beautiful video🥰😇🙏🙏....Thanks so very much👀👍..... From an Old Navy flying Shoe🇺🇸

I just love your channel and the respect you immensely for sharing your challenges and successes!!

When I was a tweenager, my Dad started raising turkeys. We had better results with the Bronze, the Whites all seemed sickly and eventually died.

At that size you have to make sure they are covered totally when it rains. They are delicate and work intensive

Hi All Happy Labor Day Weekend 🇺🇸. I've never tried Turkey's. I heard they can be a tender Bird to keep alive. They are adorable 😍. Yay you saved some 🐦 They are Beautiful,fast growing 🙌. I'm so pleased to hear that Ducks are a Flock Now! Happy Labor Day Weekend 💟. JO JO IN VT 😆💕

Respect🔥🔥

Hi..... Jake and Becky and nice to see you all love watching your videos, thank you for showing your video homestead 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 👕🐔🐓🐣🐥🐕🐈🐄🕊🐝🌱🏡🎥👍👍👍

Poor birds. They are so cute. Food done the road

Basically what it comes down to is... there is absolutely no reason to be cruel to the animals you plan to eat. Healthy animals means healthy food.

@whitehouseonthehill

Жыл бұрын

Correct

Just bring them inside when there’s a storm incoming

😊It is really good you guys rais your own food, but also give them great lives!

Isabella's a real country girl! These are meat turkeys, why wait?😂. Well, I have hens but they are pets that lay eggs.🥰

awesome guys you always do a great job

One of the best Bruutors I ever built was using an old camper shell from a pick up truck. Framed up a mesh bottom and a foot and a half wall around the edges with the camper shell on top. Sliding windows with screens it was excellent. Never had a problem even during a horrible storm. And of course a heat lamp with a thermostat inside of it

I am raising three right now. Finally got a breeding pair.

I’ve only tried to raise two, because they’re so expensive. And neither made it to full size. 😔

Always excited for your videos!!

@whitehouseonthehill

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I love this so much I have 12 goats and it’s fun to see and relate!

Thats life on a farm, but it's still hard to watch them struggle 😥😥😥

when i raised turkeys i always kept at least two breeding pairs so that i only had to buy a couple every few years

孩子们都很可爱，Love you all!

my grandma used to have turkeys and chickens and what i have noticed while helping my grandma out with them is that baby turkeys die way easier than baby chickens and are kinda dummer . my grandma would always complain about how her baby turkeys would always get sick or stuck in some place and panic and die or just something stupid like that . she didnt complain as much about her baby chicks