Heritage Turkey Housing

[Tre3hugger]

I am planning on turkeys next spring and I would love to see how you guys house your flocks. Want to build a turkey house this summer. Post some pics of your turkey houses please!


Also a couple questions. Do you have a covered run or do you clip their wings? Can you home them like guineas for a few weeks who will then free range in the day and coop up at night? Truly appreciate any insight.

 

[Huntmaster]

Most of my pens are netted roofed for my Heritage turkeys. Mainly for predator's but also young birds and some hens will fly over fencing. Especially when hens want to nest and find a secluded spot to hide nest. So all my breeding pens have netted roofs. My main very large fenced pen is not covered and I also have a large pasture for them to use. Mostly keep my older toms that I keep for breeding in large open pen never have trouble with them jumping or flying over fence. Once they know where home is (Food and Water, Safety) that is where they want to be for the most part. I have never clipped wings on any of my birds. Also they don't like to roost in buildings mine have access to a 3 walled building with roosts and they have never used it. My roosts are mostly covered not all. As long as they have cover from wind and plenty of shade they stay outdoors all the time. Never had any luck with my birds going into a coop or building on there own at night unless I make them and I gave up on that along time ago. Only exceptions to this is for poults not feathered out. They go out to open grow out

pens around 8 weeks old unless they are being raised by mother hens.

 

[Huntmaster]

Hope this helps you with some of your questions? If you have any others or some new ones don't be afraid to ask. Myself or other very knowledgeable turkey folks will be happy to answer to best of our ability.

 

[MTR]

I am planning on turkeys next spring and I would love to see how you guys house your flocks. Want to build a turkey house this summer. Post some pics of your turkey houses please!


Also a couple questions. Do you have a covered run or do you clip their wings? Can you home them like guineas for a few weeks who will then free range in the day and coop up at night? Truly appreciate any insight.

 

[MTR]

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This is my Turkey roost. Added wire to the bottom and side and doors in front to keep them in until they know where they belong. I’m new to Turks too so I can’t answer the rest. This is built inside a run.

 

[R2elk]

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Not something that I would recommend for turkeys.

 

[Tre3hugger]

Thank you, @Huntmaster for the great info and pics. I am sure I will think of more questions soon.

@MTR thank you for sharing your setup. The turks use it? What kind you have? How many?

 

[MTR]

Thank you, @Huntmaster for the great info and pics. I am sure I will think of more questions soon.

@MTR thank you for sharing your setup. The turks use it? What kind you have? How many?

I have three Narragansett Turks and yes they do use it.

 

[MTR]

Not something that I would recommend for turkeys.

Why?

 

[Tre3hugger]

Why?

Cool thanks I am leaning towards Narragansett myself. So beautiful!