Chicken and Turkey Raising Baby Chicks Together Are a Co-Parenting Dream Team

There are a lot of families that have unique parenting situations. Some are in a two-parent home, others are with one parent, there are people with more than two parents, and other families take the village approach. On one farm, a unique couple are co-parenting baby chicks together, and it just really seems to work.

On August 8, TikTok user MontgomeryFrizzles (@montgomeryfrizzles) shared a video of a unique pairing at the farm who have decided to raise babies together. It’s a sweet and interesting video — take a look!

“It looks like Violet has officially taken over parenting our four little babies,” the voiceover explains in the minute-long video. But it turns out, things weren’t exactly what they seemed at first.

“Oh... oh wait... Never mind. Is Hank the mama hen? Is she the cool aunt? Does she just like hanging out with them because Violet clucks when she finds food?” the woman shares, speaking about the turkey named Hank who happens to be female. Violet is a chicken who recently had baby chicks, and it appears the two are now co-parenting those babies.

“I wasn't sure until one of the babies wandered off and Hank stood close by it to make sure he remained safe,” the video continued. “She guarded the little man and didn't let anybody else come in the coop, except for me.”

In the comment section, people shared their feelings and thoughts about a chicken and turkey raising baby chicks together.

"I saw this at a local duck pond recently," one fan wrote. “A Canadian goose was guarding a mama mallard and her babies."

"They are co-parenting!" another declared.

"I love this version of hank 🥰 amazing to get to see her to get to be what she has been trying to for awhile," shared someone else. "Even if it is the wrong species."

"Hank says damnit these ARE my BABIES," another wrote.

"I absolutely love love LOVE this little family," someone else confessed. "Hank makes me want a turkey."

According to the Indiana State Poultry Association, it's not really the best idea to keep chickens and turkeys together. The main reason is that these two can pass disease between them, which isn't the case for other animals--like cats and goats.

“This disease effects the liver and ceca of the turkey and can also lead to high mortality in turkey flocks. The best way to prevent this disease from happening is to not own both chickens and turkeys,” the site suggests. “If you choose to raise both, they need to be kept completely separate and proper biosecurity practices must be kept in place to not transfer the disease.”