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16 weeks for broad breasted. Waiting longer = bigger carcass. Personally I don't want a 40 lb. carcass to deal with. Hens can go longer especially if their nutrition levels are being met.

I raised BBWs under the same conditions that I now raise heritage turkeys. They were and are wonderful. Free range is part of the equation.

I believe that the maintenance feed that Purina makes is 12% protein. If I was trying to keep BB turkeys alive long term, I would use it. I use 20% protein all flock for my heritage turkeys.

My personal experience is that it doesn't matter which variety it is as long as they are fed the same diet.

The 30% protein game bird starter is what I use. BB = broad breasted. BBB = Broad Breasted Bronze. BBW = Broad Breasted White. Common misconception about the broad breasted turkeys not being able to mate naturally. Commercial hatcheries do use artificial insemination since it eliminates...

I had 12 lb. Sweetgrass toms at 6 months old. The Recessive Slates that Porter's Rare Heritage Turkeys sells are massive for a heritage variety. I did not have leg issues when I raised BBW turkeys. They need to be started on a quality high protein turkey or game bird starter. I free ranged...

Whoever wrote that is wrong. Royal Palms are fine eating. My Royal Palm toms would dress out at 15 lbs. at one year old. The hens would make about 8 lb. carcasses at the same age.

Other than the Ocellated turkey, all turkeys are from the same haploid group. All domestic turkeys are the same genus and species and differ only in their sub species. The APA only recognizes one breed of turkey and that is the breed Turkey. They recognize 8 varieties of turkeys although...

They are not ornamental. They are a variety that serves it's purpose. Many people want turkeys for other things than eating. Some people want a smaller carcass too. They are flightier but do as good a job on insect control as other varieties. BB turkeys are fast to harvest at 4 to 6 months...

No, they are all one breed. They are far more closely related to each other than chickens are. If you breed a Sweetgrass tom to a Royal Palm hen, you get all Sweetgrass offspring. If you breed a Royal Palm tom to a Sweetgrass hen you will get Royal palm hens and Sweetgrass toms. If they were...

All domestic turkeys are the breed Turkey. The variety Royal Palm is on the small side and will need much longer to grow to size. The Royal Palms I had dressed out at about 15 lbs. for a year old tom. Whichever variety you choose, the flavor is going to be dependent on what you feed them...