Heritage Turkeys at five weeks old

The turkey babies are growing growing growing! The pen that I had them in was just too small after a couple of weeks and, well, it is too cold outside still for them. I had originally hoped to have their coop done to keep them in the coop in the garage until they are old enough to go outside.  Well, that's not done yet.  It is only a floor of a coop, right now. They don't have enough feathers yet and are still babies, in a sense. I have an outdoor bunny pen that is about 3.5ft sections, so I put half of it together to create a decent enclosure for them out in the garage.  I have lots of old sheets so that's turned the pen into a turkey fort to keep out the drafts. I put grass hay on the floor for them (on a sheet to keep it contained).  I also put the brooder warmer in the pen/fort.  The warmer was too small/short for them at this point, but I have placed it up on blocks to give them room to get under it, if they want to just in case it gets too chilled in the garage. In the first photo, the roost is about a foot off the ground, and they have to duck their little heads to walk under it, so you can see just how much they have grown in the pictures. This at least should hold them for a few more weeks for the weather to warm up in June. 

Black Feathered Friends One Week In.

The turkeys are growing fast! If we truly have a pair, we think the one with the black dots near the ear region is the Tom. That one is more assertive and interactive. We are calling that one Aries. The other one, we are fairly certain is a Hen and we are calling her Luna. Their wing feathers are filling in on both and they are almost twice as tall as a week ago. I put a stick in the cage for them to start roosting on. They are not quite as peepy as chicken pullets, but definitely peep loudly when scared (in the dark). We're adjusting to each other. They seem healthy.  I don't see any lethargy or strange behaviors. That's about it for the week.