Turkey shelter ideas

Turkey house

It is important to consider the needs of a turkey in providing a safe and secure refuge. A turkey shelter needs to be draft free to start.

I have finally (after many, many tries) built a Turkey house that they will stay in at night....

Although experts suggest raising turkeys in a separate environment, away from chickens, we realized our limited space meant if we were going to raise turkeys they would have to be…

Want turkeys but don't want to build a permanent structure? Have lions, tigers, bears, or wolves so you don't want your birds to run free? Or how about...do you just want a great farm project with a million uses? Make a hoop house! Last summer I visited my pal and Farm Master, Bourbon Red, to learn more about how to build a hoop house. You can read the official instructions and get a complete materials list here. This project was 10x12', used 3 16' panels for the hoop part, a couple of horse…

One of the mama turkey hens keeps trying to nest on the shelf in the turkey house that we use to store extra feeders and waterers. Since this shelf is about six foot off the ground we know that if the babies fall off that shelf they will probably break their neck. For some reason this one hen thinks she's an eagle or something. So O Wise One compromised and since she obviously does not want to nest on the ground with all the other hens he built her a nesting box up off the ground. Geez…

This is a great thread! I've been wanting a few of these beasts!

I noticed that the runs for turkeys are not generally covered much, if at all (I think). Does any one have any issues with their turkeys and rain? Its my...

A place to roost at night and out of the weather #GriffinRanch

Hi, I ordered a few BR turkey poults and need to build them a coop. What type of housing do they...

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Turkey roosting area. They don't need a coop unless they're being bred. Need to cover it in chicken wire until they get big enough to defend themselves. Maybe build it next to the goat shed, so they can share the fenced area? Note: We built this. It lasted until the first snowstorm, then the roof caved. Northerners who only raise Spring-Fall will need to brace the daylights out of the roof.

VICTOR – Tyler Tucker knew he was onto something good when he sold out of his Bourbon Red turkeys in half a day earlier this fall.

A no cost, easy to build chicken coop.

Check out my latest Community Chickens post where you can learn how to make a simply turkey nest box and another chance at winning the S...

Knowing how to build a turkey coop that's an appealing place to roost will keep your flock happy and healthy on your homestead.