Hey guys! I have 24 Bourbon Reds shipping to me from Cackle Hatchery in mid-April.
The plan was to fence in about 7.5 acres on the "farm" we moved into about 6 months ago for them to range on and build a large stationary shelter, but we've run into a snag with the property survey (nothing major, just time-consuming) that is pushing our fencing timeline out farther than I feel comfortable with.
Because of that, I'm trying to come up with a contingency plan - I was thinking that if I built four tractors, either 6'x10' or 6'x16', I could house 6 birds in each tractor and then surround the whole area with moveable electric poultry netting for extra protection. I could move the tractors around every so many days. I don't want to let them free-range without perimeter fencing since we have a lot of country dogs that wander onto our property whenever suits their fancy.
Would that give the turkeys enough space? How often should I move the tractors? Any suggestions on getting water out to them? I had wanted to implement an auto watering system, but not sure if that'll add too much weight to easily move the tractor.
The plan was to fence in about 7.5 acres on the "farm" we moved into about 6 months ago for them to range on and build a large stationary shelter, but we've run into a snag with the property survey (nothing major, just time-consuming) that is pushing our fencing timeline out farther than I feel comfortable with.
Because of that, I'm trying to come up with a contingency plan - I was thinking that if I built four tractors, either 6'x10' or 6'x16', I could house 6 birds in each tractor and then surround the whole area with moveable electric poultry netting for extra protection. I could move the tractors around every so many days. I don't want to let them free-range without perimeter fencing since we have a lot of country dogs that wander onto our property whenever suits their fancy.
Would that give the turkeys enough space? How often should I move the tractors? Any suggestions on getting water out to them? I had wanted to implement an auto watering system, but not sure if that'll add too much weight to easily move the tractor.