I have been hospitalized two of the last three weeks so I was unable to finish my turkey "coop" and porch until my family would come help me. Yesterday my dad stopped by to finish it so my bronze cross babies can finally go outside. They are almost 8 weeks old and bigger than my chickens that are 4 weeks older lol, they have been in a cage in my dining room and as you can imagine they get stinky in no time flat, I had to clean their bedding twice a day because they would spill water and food and poop all the time lol.
I built them a custom 6ftw x 6ftl x 8ft high elevated shed with an 8'x8' "porch" area that has chicken wire sides and thin welded wire bottom with a pull out poop tray. I decided to put them on the "porch" vs the ground so they could be out of the dirt since they are still kinda young and have been in the house. They have been going out almost daily in an elevated cage I had outside and they love it outside so I am just glad to get them out there.
How old are your birds typically when you put them outside? I dont have any adult turkeys, just the 3 bronze poults and they are my first.
I built them a custom 6ftw x 6ftl x 8ft high elevated shed with an 8'x8' "porch" area that has chicken wire sides and thin welded wire bottom with a pull out poop tray. I decided to put them on the "porch" vs the ground so they could be out of the dirt since they are still kinda young and have been in the house. They have been going out almost daily in an elevated cage I had outside and they love it outside so I am just glad to get them out there.
How old are your birds typically when you put them outside? I dont have any adult turkeys, just the 3 bronze poults and they are my first.
