Figure 16.—Large range house for turkeys. This type is equipped with a wire-floored alleyway, as shown in figures [17] and [18]. The antiflies on the roof prevent turkeys from roosting there.
Small trough feeders made of lath ([fig. 12, A]) may be used from the first day in the brooder and until the poults are a week old. Such feeders are made with 1 lath for the bottom, 2 for the sides, small sections for end pieces, and another lath for a guard to keep poults out of the trough. For poults from 8 days to 4 weeks old it is better to use large trough feeders made of 1/2- by 21/4-inch boards for the sides with a top guard consisting of a free-turning reel. Baling wire stretched inside the troughs ([fig. 12, C]) aid in preventing waste of feed and also serve as beak cleaners for the birds. To prevent waste, it is better not to fill most trough feeders more than two-thirds full. In the brooder house it is important to place feeders on a wire platform made of 1-inch mesh, 16-gage wire, and 1- by 4- or 1- by 6-inch boards. Poults 5 to 12 weeks old should have trough feeders made of 1/2- by 5-inch boards for the sides, with a free-turning reel at the top. For poults from 12 weeks old to market age the feeders should be even larger, as illustrated in figures [13] and [14].
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Figure 17.—End elevation of turkey range house with alleyway.
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