Just yesterday I can home with 4 Broad Breasted White Turkeys (2 are going to a family friend) They are 5 weeks old and in a brooder now but soon will need outside housing. I cant seem to find anything on builing simple inexpensive housing nothing elaborate as they are thanksgiving and christmas dinner. If anyone has some ideas or even pics it would be appreciated. Should the shelter be on the open ground or be elevated? If elevated do we do a solid wood floor or wire so the droppings fall through to the ground. DO they need bedding in the outside house like shavings or straw or hay? We were thinking of building a pallet shelter but seems so silly to build a large heavy stucture for only a few months and then have to pick it up and move it out of the yard to store when we are done using it. Do they need an outside pen? Im a little lost and could use some guidence. Thanks.
Edited by chicken pickin - 7/16/12 at 10:53am
I am a Wife and a Mother. We have 2 dogs, and our always growing flock of chickens(Barred Rocks, White Rocks, Silver Laced Wyandottes, Easter Eggers, Olive Eggers, Marans, Japanese Bantams, Silkies, Silver Laced Cochin, Silkie/EE crosses, and a Cream Legbar Roo). We also have Bourbon Red Turkeys! And now Ducks!!! Soon to be arriving Nigerian Dwarf doelings.
I am a Wife and a Mother. We have 2 dogs, and our always growing flock of chickens(Barred Rocks, White Rocks, Silver Laced Wyandottes, Easter Eggers, Olive Eggers, Marans, Japanese Bantams, Silkies, Silver Laced Cochin, Silkie/EE crosses, and a Cream Legbar Roo). We also have Bourbon Red Turkeys! And now Ducks!!! Soon to be arriving Nigerian Dwarf doelings.
