6 adults?? maybe leftovers, maybe not. lol NO, not BR this year. SIL serving turducken.
Can you really see the difference between a beltsville and a MW?? Too bad they are not APA; heard they get lumped with beltsvilee for show purposes. Seem s a shame. One is not the other.
I was just reading about a farm that has several turkeys and the MW wins their taste test, with bourbon reds in second. Cnat remember where I read that . . . .
Jill have you process this years birds??
While this can be true and Is also in my line of thinking . . sometimes they are the last stop to find rare and lost varieites.
In reality a person might need to establish some contact with a number of poultry organizations before finding decent stock. REmember until just a few short years...
Try sandspoultry on BYC. THey are on occassionally, not as often as they used to be. THey bred a number of variietyies though I dont know if MW was one of thiers. BUT they might know of reliable sources.
SOmetimes you can source fromt he hatcheries-- and bewilling to start over if need be or...
Do your homework to find a good source. By APA standards the beltsvilles and MW are mixed for showing purposes. SO the chances are that they will be bred together.
If I were looking I would write down every name of people who have them and make inquiries. THis is the time to do that, so you...