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Great. Thank you.

That sounds like it will work out Nice! I never thought of a tree or plant in the middle to hold up the netting! That’s a GREAT idea! What about the electric fencing? We have 5 strands. Wont’ keep out a raccoon maybe, but bigger animals like bear or bobcats will have a tough time. Will it all be...

Do they require roosting far off the ground of the shelter? Or can I put a 2x6 just 3’ off the ground?

Yes…we are expanding the outside run to about 200 sq ft of enclosed pen next week and trying to figure a way to put poultry netting outside of that for daytime only (when we are home…which is ALOT) so that they will be inside the electric fencing with a covering over top so they can’t fly out...

Ok. Thanks. I just wanted to be sure the temps would be safe for them. They do not look fully feathered yet…so I am putting the heat lamp for nighttime only right now...maybe just for a week. I will keep checking on them.

Does anyone else have them outside at night with a heat lamp at this age?.Just want to be sure they will be warm enough if it gets to the 50’s at night.

The entire area I will put them in at this age is just until they are about 12 weeks old. Like I mentioned…in July we are expanding the area. And…we are not keep all 5 of these little ones. I just need to know that the space I have right now for them will be sufficient until they are a bit...

I have four 5 week old turkey poults (one Bourbon Red and three Narragansetts) that have outgrown the brooder. They are doing ok, but the space is getting a bit tight for them. I am in TN…so right now it is in the 80s during the day and goes down to the high 50s low 60s at night. I have a...