Johan has also designed a portable poultry pen. Below are some of our turkeys enjoying it. The beauty of this pen is that it can be moved by one person all around a lawn or garden area, allowing the turkeys or chickens to enjoy all the healthful greens and bugs--and they DO enjoy them! They eat noticeably less feed when they have access to fresh greens. A standard waterer can be placed inside the pen or an automatic watererer can be connected by hose in the frost-free months. The plastic pipe shown on the right is a simple feeder made from 4 inch pvc drain pipe and fittings. It is made so that it can be filled from the outside. Johan sells the turkey pen, which is assembled very easily, and is sold in kit form for sizes 4 X 4, 4 X 8, 8 X 8, 8 X 12 feet and is 32 inch standard height, but can be made in any height. You need to purchase the wire mesh and the tarp.
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