I am concerned

Ptamom

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First time with turkeys. I have two bronze heritage (tom and hen).
It was an impulsive buy and now I am starting to be concerned that I may have made a mistake.
I thought my 9x9 chicken run would be a substantial coop. It has a lean to and two perches. This is placed inside a larger run. My plan was to let them free range during the day but after watching videos, I am afraid they won’t sleep in coop.
On top of that, a neighbor (our property backs up to theirs) has said that if the turkeys get on their land, they will shoot it.
Also, in the larger run are my 3 ladies. I have heard that the turkeys may kill them (which is a huge no for me)
Should I sell them before they get older or am I just being paranoid?
 
What could I do to prevent rehousing?
Building a giant run for them, free fanging turkeys go everywhere and attract predators so they'll get picked off quickly.
Shelter is recommended but they not use it.
It's not recommended to keep chickens with turkeys, chickens carry diseases that can kill turkeys
 
Thanks. I actually do have a large run that is surrounded by trees and foliage. I haven’t let them go there yet as I feel they are still too young.
 
Thanks. I actually do have a large run that is surrounded by trees and foliage. I haven’t let them go there yet as I feel they are still too young.
What size is the run? My experience is that what people new to turkeys think is a large run is not the same as what we think is a large run. My turkey run is 50' x 100'. It is adequate for the normal number of adult turkeys I keep but gets a little cramped when the young of the year are growing up.
 
This is the outer run and their coop at night.
I have a video of the other run but need to fix it to upload
 

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