Shellie, those goat crates will work out just great..
Ok they wont run off on you in the spring if the top is covered..Believe me, if you have a tom turkey and no hen or hens, if any wild hens are in your area and come around the males will leave with them..
And you know when mating season comes around here in Pa hunting season for turkey also opens..its a bad time for males running off. LOL
Ticks its ok...I sold them anyways..but you gotta listen to mom, she knows what is best..Maybe in the spring ask her again, dont hurt to ask, Our youngest is always asking for new breeds of things..But most of the time i have to say No..space is always the issue(coops and pens) and she has to understand i cant build fast enough to meet all the needs of what we all want...I always tell her to enjoy what she has now already, i alway tell her to, the more you have the more work it takes to take care of them all...
Charlie