Turkey Coop Requirements??

[Marti B]

So I've had my turkeys in the coop with my chickens but... Well, they're HUGE. and getting more aggressive.
So I need a coop but I'm not sure what all it needs in it, and what the best way to keep them is - they're friends with the hens but the male does not like the serama rooster.
Any ideas/suggestions/etc ???
I'd prefer to be as cheap as possible also, bare minimum that is.

 

[R2elk]

So I've had my turkeys in the coop with my chickens but... Well, they're HUGE. and getting more aggressive.
So I need a coop but I'm not sure what all it needs in it, and what the best way to keep them is - they're friends with the hens but the male does not like the serama rooster.
Any ideas/suggestions/etc ???
I'd prefer to be as cheap as possible also, bare minimum that is.

Bare minimum is a 3 sided building at least 8' tall with roosts at 5' to 6' high.

 

[Marti B]

Bare minimum is a 3 sided building at least 8' tall with roosts at 5' to 6' high.

Thanks. I guess they don't need as much predator and weather protection as chickens then

 

[R2elk]

Thanks. I guess they don't need as much predator and weather protection as chickens then

They don't need the weather protection. They do need shade and it helps to have protection against the prevailing wind. Whether or not they need predator protection depends on their age and the local predators.

My adult turkeys roost outside on the east side of the main coop. The prevailing wind is from the SW.

Juvenile turkeys are kept inside the coop until they are old enough to not be tempting to the local owl and raccoon population.

 

[Marti B]

They don't need the weather protection. They do need shade and it helps to have protection against the prevailing wind. Whether or not they need predator protection depends on their age and the local predators.

My adult turkeys roost outside on the east side of the main coop. The prevailing wind in from the SW.

Juvenile turkeys are kept inside the coop until they are old enough to not be tempting to the local owl and raccoon population.

Ok! Thank you.