What happened to my babies?

[Rstine]

I've never raised turkeys, but they don't have a great reputation from stories I e seen. Have you considered building run in shelters in their area. Can be as simple as two pallets standing on end with a piece of metal roof across the top. It gives some shady spots, a place to get out of rain, and a place to get out of sight of aerial predators.

 

[Rstine]

They have six covered, empty horse stalls with all of the straw they could want at their disposal that they chose to nest behind instead of in. I just figured momma knows best and had been advised to let mother chickens raise their own young. I guess turkeys are a different bird. A tough lesson to learn.