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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: Kerriech on September 10, 2015, 10:08:29 am

Title: Thinking about keeping turkey
Post by: Kerriech on September 10, 2015, 10:08:29 am
Hi folks,

We are thinking about keeping a couple of turkey's for Christmas. Been trawling the net but can't find any information on what housing they need. We have a pig ark which will be empty over winter. It's made of recycled plastic, the same material as our hen house. Could easily build a roost for them for inside.

What do people think?
Title: Re: Thinking about keeping turkey
Post by: Clansman on September 10, 2015, 10:11:46 am
Should be ideal, if you get the heavy commercial type they'll not roost for long before they're too heavy to fly anyway.  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Thinking about keeping turkey
Post by: Kerriech on September 10, 2015, 10:25:17 am
Thanks clans man. We still need to come and visit you. Just got busy over the summer.  OH is back end of next week, perhaps we could arrange then?
Title: Re: Thinking about keeping turkey
Post by: Clansman on September 10, 2015, 10:38:23 am
Sorry my minds gone completely blank! (old age) remind me of this again?  :excited:
Title: Re: Thinking about keeping turkey
Post by: Kerriech on September 10, 2015, 11:00:00 am
Now I don't feel so bad lol. Messaged you back in march I think. Asking to come and pick your brains about raising table birds. Was supposed to get in touch....... But time flies.
 ;)
Title: Re: Thinking about keeping turkey
Post by: Clansman on September 10, 2015, 11:08:25 am
So you did, it was February  ;D

I'm not usually around weekends just now, Salmon fishing and hawk hunting season is upon us! but we'll see what we can do.
Title: Re: Thinking about keeping turkey
Post by: shygirl on September 10, 2015, 12:59:56 pm
A fox proof shed and a bit of a run should be enough for 3 mths until xmas.
Title: Re: Thinking about keeping turkey
Post by: Carey boy on September 11, 2015, 08:13:40 am
Hi,

Has the ark got a floor in it?. Turkeys don't like to be damp or wet all the time