Nudibranch
Well-Known Member
My turkeys are now living in a (large) stable and it's doing my head in. I've added perches, straw bales, they get daily corn scattered and fresh veg. But they've spent their whole lives so far roaming over acres and perching in trees and I swear they look depressed. The chickens are fine, I don't know, maybe it's just because turkeys have big soft eyes but I feel desperately sorry for them. Half of them are going in the freezer soon so I want their last few weeks to be relatively pleasant.
Anyway re-reading the DEFRA rules (how I detest that organisation) netted enclosures with a maximum of 50mm netting are acceptable. OH has just put a new floor in an old Rice trailer which was left here and I was going to use it as goat shelter. But I could use bird netting to make a zoo style covered area round the trailer and let the turkeys at least have some grass maybe? Not entirely sure of the details yet, I'm thinking some tall poles and plenty of 2x4s to anchor the net. But is anyone else keeping birds netted outdoors?
Anyway re-reading the DEFRA rules (how I detest that organisation) netted enclosures with a maximum of 50mm netting are acceptable. OH has just put a new floor in an old Rice trailer which was left here and I was going to use it as goat shelter. But I could use bird netting to make a zoo style covered area round the trailer and let the turkeys at least have some grass maybe? Not entirely sure of the details yet, I'm thinking some tall poles and plenty of 2x4s to anchor the net. But is anyone else keeping birds netted outdoors?
