Do turkeys eat sunflower seeds or bird seed?

Question

I have a flock of turkeys that hang out around my house and I am interested in feeding them. I know turkeys will gobble up corn in a heart beat but that gets expensive and I know there is better stuff out there for them. Do turkey's eat sunflower seeds? How about Bird Seed? Please only serious answers! THanks for your time!

Answer 1

Corn is the cheapest feed you can buy. Though I wouldn't recommend feeding a wild flock. There are many reasons why That I won't go into at this point. If you want to help your local wildlife i recommend planting winter wheat in the fall. It grows like crazy, winters well and then produces during the spring bringing a plethora of birds and turkeys love it. It is high in protein at a time when turkeys need it the most. Wild turkeys need to free range, their diet is diverse corn is great as a winter feed because it is high energy but in summer contains to much fat. Sunflower seeds are 3 times as expensive and wheat is available mainly in late summer and winter. Oats is okay as well. But having a flock become dependent on a humans intervention is a risky game. Enjoy them when they come around but you shouldn't encourage them with food.

Answer 2

CORN is expensive? Compared to sunflower seed? You have to be kidding. I can get 50 lb of corn for $7. Bird seed is more than twice that and sunflower seed is even more expensive than bird seed.