Hi, we are trying to finalize our winter coop plans for our 2 adult turkeys and our 40 youngsters. they are currently 5 weeks old so the end of October they will be 13 weeks old. what do you all keep your adult turkeys in during the winter here in canada ? we are outside of Edmonton. our first snow is usually in October sometime, we have, stay on the ground snow by November and we often have at least a 2 week stretch of -40 in feb and we are almost never above freezing at night until april. we always have snow on the ground average of a foot to 3 foot deep. we have a coop 10 by 12 with a 10 by 20 run and also a paddock that is 40 ft by 25 ft. our littles are in a coop 10 by 12 with the same run and paddock.
Before we build another enclosure i need to know what you all in canada do?
we were thinking another coop but perhaps a 3 side lean to or a covered gazebo with side and roosts out side ?
or do we block the paddock with pallets on the fence to block wind and let them free range with the roosts out side ?
Also how old will the babes be before they are considered full grown and we treat them the same as far as outside time in the winter ?
Before we build another enclosure i need to know what you all in canada do?
we were thinking another coop but perhaps a 3 side lean to or a covered gazebo with side and roosts out side ?
or do we block the paddock with pallets on the fence to block wind and let them free range with the roosts out side ?
Also how old will the babes be before they are considered full grown and we treat them the same as far as outside time in the winter ?