North Carolina

[wildriverswolf90]

Good Morning everyone! Hope you have a great day!

 

[dutchbunny83]

Brainstorming ideas to turn the 8ft trampoline in my yard we no longer use since we got the 16' one into a coop for my turkeys.
Everything I look up online uses it as a pen (though doesn't seem like birds would have much head room). I already have a 20' by 10' run I just want a bigger shelter for them and was trying to re-use this versus spending another week & $300 on a cedar one like I built last time.

Turkeys (and meat chickens) would only be here through the months of March to November, so it does get cold, but not like below freezing or anything down here so it doesn't need to be overly insulated (especially since summers are pretty hot).

I plan on doing maybe 4 or 5 turkeys and 10 meat birds at a time.
Though this is our first time so I may decide it's too depressing and too much work and never do it again, who knows.

Anyway, anyone have any ideas for turning this into a coop (without a run)???

 

[tammyfarms]

Good morning everyone!

Pretty chickens Wild!

Sorry DB, I have never had a trampoline.... couldn't begin to guess.

Hope everyone has a great day!

 

[dutchbunny83]

How much shelter does a turkey need?
Obviously it needs protection from the elements like rain, but does it need to be in a fully enclosed coop (it will be in a fully enclosed run to keep our predators)?
My husband was like, wild turkeys sleep in nests in trees they aren't in buildings and they are warm enough.
And then I thought that was a pretty good point.
But I want to make sure they are comfortable.

 

[wildriverswolf90]

How much shelter does a turkey need?
Obviously it needs protection from the elements like rain, but does it need to be in a fully enclosed coop (it will be in a fully enclosed run to keep our predators)?
My husband was like, wild turkeys sleep in nests in trees they aren't in buildings and they are warm enough.
And then I thought that was a pretty good point.
But I want to make sure they are comfortable.

my neighbor has royal palms and bourbon reds in a three sided lean to. 3 Walls and a roof, with an open front, that open directly into a huge covered run.

 

[dutchbunny83]

my neighbor has royal palms and bourbon reds in a three sided lean to. 3 Walls and a roof, with an open front, that open directly into a huge covered run.

Okay thanks
I wanted it to be the least costly since I only have them about 4 months and it's fairly warm, but wanted to make sure they were comfortable. That sounds a lot easier than building a duplicate to the coop I just made my chickens.

 

[moomoodiddy]

Brainstorming ideas to turn the 8ft trampoline in my yard we no longer use since we got the 16' one into a coop for my turkeys.
Everything I look up online uses it as a pen (though doesn't seem like birds would have much head room).  I already have a 20' by 10' run I just want a bigger shelter for them and was trying to re-use this versus spending another week & $300 on a cedar one like I  built last time.

Turkeys (and meat chickens) would only be here through the months of March to November, so it does get cold, but not like below freezing or anything down here so it doesn't need to be overly insulated (especially since summers are pretty hot).

I plan on doing maybe 4 or 5 turkeys and 10 meat birds at a time.
Though this is our first time so I may decide it's too depressing and too much work and never do it again, who knows.

Anyway, anyone have any ideas for turning this into a coop (without a run)???

it would be hard to do as a shelter since u probably want to be able to walk in it u could extend to top and enclose the walls i thought about using mine as a grow out pen or something

 

[KBHatchery]

On our way back from west virginia! Cant wait to get home and see the new babys that started hatching friday before we left. Neighbor has been checking in on them and so far we have been getting good reports. Vaccinated first batch or chicks to hatch on Thursday, and it went well.
Incubator is now full and prolly going to need to buy a third one from GQF. And also a new brooder because i dont think it can hold 180 chicks at one time haha. Hooked up the automatic waterer to the brooder friday and all is going well. Crossing fingers everthing goes smoothly for the rest of the year. PM if you have any questions , we are also hatching eggs for others around our area. PM for pricing as well.
Thank You
Cody @ KBHatchery

 

[atmaclean]

They are mine. They exist no where else. They breed true, but are technically mutts. They are large size bantams at about 3 pounds. The boys run about half a pound larger. They don't look that large, but are solid chunks. They have feathers down the outside of their legs, but the feet are clean. Yellow skinned, Bright Orange eyes, Red face, medium-large comb and wattles, round breasted, tight feathered.

History: The original Cock was my Dot, also the first bantam I ever had. He was from eggs I got from my Uncle in 2004. My Uncle claims he never saw a bird like them and had none, but somehow his flock of whatevers is where Dot came from. My Uncle's flock of birds was wiped out by a pack of stray dogs that tore the lots and coops apart. Also from that flock came Oreo. A hen that was black and white. She matched Dot in size and shaped, but was B&W and clean legged. Dot had feathers down the outside of his legs. Dot X Oreo created Snickers. Snickers was the first Tri-Colored, but clean legged. I lost Snickers in 2008 to an impaction. From Dot and Oreo I also got Little Oreo. From Lil-Oreo I got Baby Oreo and from her came Two Tone. Over the years I have lost all the Oreos, except TwoTone who is only 2. All the Oreos and TwoTone all have feathers on their legs

From Snickers I have Caramel and Nougat. From Caramel I have Peanut(yes they are all parts of a snickers). I lost Dot to a stray cat, but was given back Andy by a friend. Andy was from Caramel and Dot. His comb was tore off by a Cock before I got him back. From Caramel X Andy I got GingerSnap and from Nougat X Andy I have BabyRuth. I had 2 from Peanut X Andy, but lost 1 to worms and another to a LF marans Cock that was lunch soon after. Andy also has a son, Amos. All the offspring have feathered legs.

This year I hatched out 4 and ALL 4 are Cockerels that I will be looking homes for. 2 Tricolors and 2 black & whites. I hope to find homes. When Lacy, mother hen, is done with them I will set a deadline date to find them homes. If homes can't be found they will be processed.

Click name to see Picture:
Dot, Amos, Andy, Snickers, Lil Oreo, Caramel, Peanut, Nougat, Baby Ruth, Ginger Snap


Matt

That is so cool. Each picture I clicked on seemed even more beautiful than the one before. They are just gorgeous. Are they good layers?? Do they lay a bantam sized egg? Their coloring and their combs really make them striking! The history is really interesting, too.

 

[wildriverswolf90]

Hey guys I need your skills on sexing this Turkey..... S/he was born in march so its 6 months old. it'll sometimes speard its tail out a little, but never puts the tail up. S/he also makes a whistling chirping sound. the warts on its neck get red sometimes when you scare her, but they aren't very big or noticable. so do you think its a tom or a hen?