The turkeys are getting bigger and bigger and definitely outgrowing the little turkey/chicken tractor. It is a lot more work to repurpose materials than it is to just go out and buy them, so it has taken a bit longer than we anticipated to finish.

Turkeys watching as the coop walls are being made

First Britton pulled the boards off the deck, then he had to powerwash them and sort which ones were usable. He had to take out all the old nails and saw off any bad parts and chop them to the proper size.

Britton and a turkey coop wall

We still had to buy a few pieces of wood as well as the roofing material. Then we were able to build the walls and the roof. Today, we are working on sourcing some of the old T-111 siding from the wood house. Then we will be installing it, building a door, putting on the wire as well as building a trap door and under area. So we still have a ways to go, but our goal is to finish it by this weekend if possible.

In other news, the egg machine has started production! Just when our spirits were the lowest after the dog attack on the chickens, we found our first little white egg and then the next day a green egg! We are super excited to eat our own eggs. After the trials and tribulations of getting all these birds to adulthood, it tastes like victory.