Omlet cube and run

[SAB]

We have a Cube with multiple runs in which our chickens reside. Around this is a larger area which is fenced off with mesh and covered with a mesh roof, where our 3 turkeys live. Access to this is via a gate which we keep locked to prevent our youngest child from liberating the birds. The turkeys like to lie on top of the Cube and the Cube run, and there have been no problems when the chickens have been out in the wider area with the turkeys. The smallest turkey - Piccachu - seems to get on particularly well with them.

 

We have a door conversion and use velcro garden ties to hold it together. Now that we have the padlocked gate we tend only to put on one tie, but do still wrap it round tightly a few times. Twice recently we caught Piccachu pecking at the velcro tie until she had unwrapped it.

 

Today I went to give the birds some corn and could not find Piccachu anywhere, which puzzled me as the gate had been padlocked shut. It was then that I noticed that the end of the Cube run was open and there was a rather large black "chicken" in the run!! She has refused to get out and is still there as far as I know!!!

Edited December 4, 2008 by Guest

[Egluntyne]

We need a photo!

[beach chick]

she's trying to con you that she's just a big egg laying chook, and therefore for Life, not just for Christmas!!

[SAB]

She neededn't worry, we are a veggie household so none of our birds are destined for the table!!!

[beach chick]

excellent news for her then!! are turkey eggs nice? do they lay many?

[SAB]

The turkeys were only babies (poults) when we got them so no laying yet - have been advised that should start laying in the spring. We have one stag and 2 hens so should have some very large omlets in the future!

[beach chick]

look forward to hearing about them, I know nothing about turkeys apart from the obvious non-veggie option!!

[mostin]

Awwww, bless. She just wanted to be with her friends .

[WitchHazel]

That is soooo sweet. Do you have a pic?

[SAB]

I did manage to get a picture but it was very dark, however I have now managed to enhance it via Kodax Easyshare software and looks good. Will try to post on forum over the weekend.

[SAB]

 

"Ain't "Ooops, word censored!"ody here but us chickens!"

 

 

"Turkey! Where? Who me?!!"

[WitchHazel]

That is soooooo lovely.

 

You ought to send it to Omlet so they could use it as a December pic in a calendar!

[beach chick]

aw, that's gorgeous!!

send it to omlet as an example of what a cube can accommodate?!!

[Egluntyne]

Wonderful.

[mostin]

you see it just goes to show how cosey the cube is, even the turkeys move in

[helenmb]

Bless her - you can't blame her for trying can you!

[SAB]

And she continues to try....she is in there every other day! We have to move her out come bedtime as she can't get into the cube and also her brother and sister get annoyed if she is not out roosting with them come bedtime!

[helenarees]

Hello,

 

I love this thread, the pictures are great. I have a rescue centre locally that has turkeys (girls) and I would love to home some but I find the information on Turkey care is very scarce and I've only had my ex-batts just over a year so I'm not a poultry expert at all. More information on your turkeris would be great or perhaps a thread of their own - please?

 

Thanks

 

Helena