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    12x10 Turkey Tractor

    Commercial turkeys get big in a hurry. I would keep them separate.
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    12x10 Turkey Tractor

    I just put a heritage bronze tom in the freezer. He was 30 weeks old and I didn't fatten him up (he wouldn't stop fighting and the hens didn't like him so he had to go), he weighed 16¾ lbs dressed. At 40 weeks with a bit of fattening he might have been in the early 20's. My commercials weighed...
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    12x10 Turkey Tractor

    This was week 15. Everytime geese flew over and honked the turkeys gobbled.
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    12x10 Turkey Tractor

    That's 30 plus weeks from hatching. I put them out in the tractor at 4 or 5 weeks old. Here is an example of the difference between Heritage and Commercial. I got my Heritage birds the same week as my Commercial meat birds. At 17 weeks the meat birds were processed weighing from 16 lbs to 29...
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    12x10 Turkey Tractor

    12 would be fine, but.......... If you are raising heritage turkeys for meat you are looking at 30+ weeks. I can't imagine having to pull my tractor twice a day for 30+ weeks. Summer isn't long enough up here.
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    12x10 Turkey Tractor

    Yes that is the dressed "in the freezer" weight.
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    12x10 Turkey Tractor

    I ended up with 15 turkeys for processing. Total weight for the 15 birds was 323 lbs. Smallest 16lbs, largest 29.4 lbs, that's pretty good in 17 weeks. Roll on Spring!
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    12x10 Turkey Tractor

    I move it twice a day now, have done since they were 12 weeks old. With 16 birds they had 7.5 sqft per bird. Next year I'll probably only put 12 in the tractor.
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    12x10 Turkey Tractor

    I built this 12x10 tractor using 2x2 lumber and 1x1x36 hardware cloth. Four 7" lawn mower wheels for easy (ish) moving. The roof is 6' high. The 2x2 lumber saves enough weight to make it possible to be pulled on grass using skinny wheels. I will probably change the wheel system next spring...
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    Meaties 101

    I found this a few months back. They've been around for a long time. Modern Farming; Agriculture in Britain, 1943. Edward Raines, poultryman on a Hampshire farm, moves a poultry fold into line with the others in the field. Each of these chicken ‘sheds’ contains 25 birds. They are moved...
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    Meaties 101

    bigredfeather how many sq ft do you allow for each turkey in your hoop tractor?
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    Woods-style house in the winter

    Check this site for weather patterns in your area. http://weatherspark.com/averages/31146/Ontario-Oregon-United-States
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    Ontario Chicken Keepers (PSO Members List)

    thejonesboy on PSO and BYC - Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
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    Woods-style house in the winter

    JackE, is the roof steel or shingles?
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    Ideal Breed for a Large Laying Flock

    So what breed did you go with bigredfeather?
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