Coop for turkeys

[Must Be Losing It]

I am new to turkeys and want to provide them with their own run and shelter for the winter. When everyone is ready to be outside I will hopefully have 7 blue slate turkeys. How big should the run be and how big should the shelter be?

I've also read somewhere that turkeys do not require as much draft/cold protection as chickens. Is this true or should we build something as draft tight as I have for my chickens? I was originally thinking something along the line of a dog house style shelter in a 12' x 6' pen. Would this work?

 

[Heather J]

I'm still doing research because I've been toying with the idea of getting turkeys myself next spring, but what I've heard is that turkeys need about the same protection as geese/ducks. Which means, somewhere to get out of the snow/wind if they want it, but nothing as tight as chickens need unless you live in really cold areas (Minnesota or Alaska--Where i live in Utah gets to zero degrees, or even ten below often which is still okay for geese and ducks). i make sure to put the food out of the weather and provide fresh water at least twice a day during winter for my water birds. i don't know what kind of run space a turkey needs, I'm still learning. hopefully someone else will have the answer.