turkey housing

[donkeydew2farms]

hey guys i have 6 royal palms about 5 weeks old. i would like to know what kind of housing do you have. right now they are in a tarped covered dog run, at night they come in the house. i need a safe house for them. i am keeping them separated from the geese and chickens.

 

[SarahGfa]

@Huntmaster posted lots of good pics here https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/what-age-do-turkeys-roost-outside.1483355/page-2

 

[Molpet]

10sqft coop and 100 sqft run per adult turkey is what is usually recommend.
They like to roost high and open airy coop. Mine is hardware cloth to the south. 1/2" hardware cloth will stop weasels up to coyotes. Electric around will help too
They prefer to roost in the trees, but the ones under 8 months get eaten by great horned owl the last year.

 

[donkeydew2farms]

thanks every one i will use the dog run i will re tarp it and put a 3 sided shelter in it with a roosting bar. i will hot wire it. my main predators is raccoons.

 

[NY Coturnix]

Here's my hoop coop. Its 8x20 made out of cattle panel and covered in 1/2 inch hardware cloth. I keep one side of the pen covered with a 16x10 foot tarp. This was still under construction when I took the pic.

its skirted with the hardware cloth but you can't see it in the picture

 

[Devils Flower]

hey guys i have 6 royal palms about 5 weeks old. i would like to know what kind of housing do you have. right now they are in a tarped covered dog run, at night they come in the house. i need a safe house for them. i am keeping them separated from the geese and chickens.

I use a dog kneel too. I put my turkeys out in it at 6 weeks. It's tarped and has chicken wire on the top and welded wire on all side. I have 6 Heritage Bronze turkeys. They are 5 months old now.. It's only for sleeping.