How young can poults go to a ground pen?

[Oklahoma Lightning]

I have 50 poults about two months old and they are out growing brooder.
Can I move them to outside pen with a good house with light to put them up at night.
Are keep them penned when in raining.
I got 50 more to move to the brooder they in and 50 more to put in the inside totes.

 

[lotzahenz]

Just a bump, but can you keep them confined to the house for a couple of weeks, with a brooder lamp. Maybe let them out on sunny days in the yard? Maybe it depends on the breed you have, but I put mine in the hen house with my chickens, but I ONLY have 6, not 50! They blend right in surprisingly at about 4 to 6 weeks old, as they seem keen to roost up high as possible at a very young age. Meat turkeys may not roost? I've never had any! HenZ

 

[pdpatch]

Generally at about 9 weeks old they can safely go out. At 9 weeks there immune system matured as much as it ever will. You still need to watch for them getting cold and wet as this will slow there development some.

Tom

 

[Steve_of_sandspoultry]

We never put them outside until fully feathered. The last place they feather out is on the underside. An old rule of thumb is a cold wet poult equals a dead poult in short order. if you aren't there to watch them and put them under cover an afternoon thunderstorm is all it takes.

Steve

 

[OmaBird]

I live in the CA desert where it is dry and we don't have grass for them to get wet. We can let ours out much younger than it seems.

 

[KOTurkeyRanch]

I would say it is okay to let them out since there are 50.

 

[Steve_of_sandspoultry]

Quote:
Why not and see how long it takes to get to 40

Steve

 

[protodon]

I put mine out just recently. They are at 6 weeks and doing pretty well. They are on the ground but they do have a layer of straw under them to keep them dry and warm.

 

[ziggywiggy]

I have to ask. What are you going to do with that many Turkeys and is there that big a market where you're at? I wish I had that kind of market where I am. I noticed on craigs list someone selling Midget Whites fully feathered for $10.00 (Sierra Vista-adds still posted after 3 days). That doesn't even pay the feed bill.

 

[KOTurkeyRanch]

Quote:
Why not and see how long it takes to get to 40

Steve

Last year i raised 2 eastern wilds (Now with my cousin) and i put them out when they were 6 weeks. They were fine, why wouldnt 50 be? Also, below your post, Protodon said their poults are 6 weeks and doing fine.