These are Bronze Orlopps and Mini Whites. They are 242 days old as of today. They have lived a good life with all day access to outdoors, good, high quality, local drug-free feed, and clean water. They are friendly and very calm. I like turkeys far more than I like chickens.
These guys go to the spa next Friday, September 22.
So what I’m reading is, gobble gobble bird = gentle giant chicken. I might have to show this to the missus. I’m afraid it’s chicken math time.
What size coop door do they require? My doors are about an A4 sheet in dimensions… So maybe this will be the reason for a 4th coop, with XXL doors. Do turkeys roost at night
I like turkeys a lot better than I like chickens. You have to handle them a lot and you have to stay in charge. We had a big male with hens that was aggressive. Meat birds go to the spa before they get mature and aggressive.
The door on their hut is around 16 inches square. Even a really big turkey can get through that. They do roost at night.