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?
 
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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