turkeys turkeys and more turkeys

[Roostie]

I have a lot of wild turkeys that come around every day looking for chicken food recently I've moved the chicken feed into the coop but sometimes I catch them in there! The are even getting slightly tame and only run off once I get within ten feet of them! Once I even got so close I could've jumped out and captured one. I don't want the turkeys giving diseases to the chickens how do I get rid of them?

 

[southern chooks]

Why are they able to get into the coop? Free range?

 

[Roostie]

Why are they able to get into the coop? Free range?

Yes. The door just leads out into the yard. I guess our turkeys are kinda crazy

 

[123RedBeard]

Invite the turkeys to your range ... the one in your kitchen!

 

[mowin]

My cousin has about 30 in his yard every day. He tosses out feed for his ducks and guinea hens, and has to practically fight the turkeys back. Lol.

 

[southern chooks]

Maybe make the opening into the coop smaller. So chickens can fit but not turkeys

 

[Roostie]

Maybe make the opening into the coop smaller. So chickens can fit but not turkeys

Good idea!

 

[Roostie]

lol yesterday I took my broody gen out of the box(we don't have a roo so It doesn't make sense to keep her in there). The turkeys start to come by really close and she kinda puffs up and attacks one of them I barely stopped her from chasing them all the way across the yard!