We needed an easy way to transport and hold the turkeys from pasture to processing area on processing day. Not wanting to spend any money on the task to buy real poultry cages, I chose to just build one. The back of the gator made a nice size to hold a few turkeys, so I boxed it in with 2 pallets and a few boards across the top, then a pallet and string for a door. Wolla.. a nice portable turkey pen!
It worked great on the last processing day, except for when Hunter tried to put a rooster in. As soon as Hunter turned his back the rooster slipped through the pallet boards and ran away! For turkeys it worked really well though. For the next day I might replace the pallet in the back with a piece of plywood. That would be lighter and easier to handle.
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| A few toms waiting in the portable pen |
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