Newtothehens
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- Feb 12, 2015
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Hi all!
I am new to raising turkeys. I received 15 narragansetts from MM. They are just over two weeks old. I do have chickens. And I know about biosecurity. I have one brooder, a 4'x4' box I built for the the chickens back in March. It was cleaned out as best we could. Our resources are limited. The chickens are outside in electronet. I do not expect to mix poultry. I had always intended the turkeys to be on pasture. I have an extra set of electronet and a hoop coop. My question is - what next? What do I do next? How soon can I expect them to outgrow their current situation, and once outside, how best to handle their living situation? We are on ten acres in Michigan. I have seen personally fox and coyote on my property, and I have lost chickens to raccoons. So there are definitely predators. I am probably naive, but I just thought they would live on pasture like our meat chickens did. But I now see it is laughable to keep them contained. My goal is provide them the best possible life. So what is next?
I am new to raising turkeys. I received 15 narragansetts from MM. They are just over two weeks old. I do have chickens. And I know about biosecurity. I have one brooder, a 4'x4' box I built for the the chickens back in March. It was cleaned out as best we could. Our resources are limited. The chickens are outside in electronet. I do not expect to mix poultry. I had always intended the turkeys to be on pasture. I have an extra set of electronet and a hoop coop. My question is - what next? What do I do next? How soon can I expect them to outgrow their current situation, and once outside, how best to handle their living situation? We are on ten acres in Michigan. I have seen personally fox and coyote on my property, and I have lost chickens to raccoons. So there are definitely predators. I am probably naive, but I just thought they would live on pasture like our meat chickens did. But I now see it is laughable to keep them contained. My goal is provide them the best possible life. So what is next?