Mrs. AK-Bird-Brain :
...and they're oh, so yummy...
smoked, too...
Now that was plain evil since it's gonna be atleast 2 years before we even make the move to AR and can get started!
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12 ' x 18' = 216 square feet, so you could give 27 turkeys space which is approximately 8...
8' x 16' = 128 square feet
So 8 turkeys in the 128 square feet will give them 16 square feet per bird which will be fine for them.
I'm glad you asked this question as Skip (hubby) wants to raise some turkey's for meat, eventually.
Dawn
I found this link:
http://www.nabard.org/modelbankprojects/animal_turkey.asp
They recommend 4 - 6 square feet per adult turkey. I couldn't imagine chickens only having 1 1/2 sq. ft. per bird, let alone a turkey
Dawn