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If you are raising either chickens or turkeys the next logical step would be to raise the turkeys and chickens together but is that a good idea or a bad one?

Raising turkeys and chickens together is not a good idea but it can be done with a little bit more work.

Why can’t you raise turkeys and chickens together?

Turkey care is not quite as easy as hatching turkey eggs and watching them grow although it can be very easy. There are some things that need to be considered when raising turkeys and chickens together.

The most critical reason that you should never raise them together is because of the spread of diseases.  Turkeys are susceptible to life threatening diseases that chickens are immune to.  Chickens can also be a carrier to these diseases.  When you keep chickens and turkeys together you run the risk of all of your turkeys getting infected and dying. That will make it very hard for turkey breeding.

Another problem you will run into is that they do not eat the same things and have different nutritional requirements.  If you have both in the same pen it is going to be really hard to make sure the chickens are eating the chicken food and the turkeys are eating the their food.

If your chickens and turkeys are not getting the proper nutrition then you are going to end up with very sickly turkeys and chickens.

The third reason and not nearly as important is that the general nature of chickens and turkeys do not match so you might end up with all out war between the two.

So how do you actually go about raising turkeys and chickens together?

If you have enough room to raise both chickens and turkeys then you can keep them both in their own separate places.  Do make sure though that they are not placed right next to each other because you do not want your turkeys to get sick.

By making sure that they each have their own areas you can enjoy the benefits of raising turkeys and chickens together without having the fear of them getting sick or hurt.