johnjaha
Hatching
- Oct 12, 2015
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I got them for fun and couldn't eat them...as my husband says I am a city girl lol. My husband built a wonderful roost and I was so excited for it and they loved it initially...the roost is at 5ft, with nice space and a roof over that. From what I read thought it would work thru winter and figured I could add sides if needed (we are in a wooded area so wind is blocked). Then the one of their legs got injured and I realized the issue. We built a lower roost and I started physically putting him on to get used to it and I woke up in am and he had flown to higher roost. I was shocked and I physically couldn't get him down from there he had to fly. He made it without snapping a leg. I will block the higher roost so they can't get to it. Right now while it is still warm and no snow I they are just sleeping in corners of the yard (they are fenced in with my chickens but the chickens have a small coop not big enough for turkeys) I didn't know they were BB when we got them I heard their life expectancy isnt long either. Thank you for your response I will not even bother with a plank.