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post #1 of 13
1/18/12 at 1:53pm
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Are there any breeders of this breed out there ? It would seem that they are being phased out  in Canada  ! They are being replaced by a hybrid  "" Orlopp "" and I'd like to keep a heritage breed instead of this hybrid

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post #2 of 13
1/19/12 at 11:52am

Broad Breasted Bronze are not a heritage breed.

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post #3 of 13
1/19/12 at 6:29pm

is there any possibility you might mean the standard bronze turkey?  here is a link to the American Livestock Breed Conservancy http://albc-usa.org/cpl/bronze.html

they also have lists of breeders and have goor information on turkeys in general

 

RobertH

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post #4 of 13
1/20/12 at 10:10pm
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I guess it's not a Heritage breed , but it's closer then the Orlopp will ever be .I like the BBB , I have standard Bronze , but would like a few BBB's as well .

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post #5 of 13
1/22/12 at 6:09pm

They aren't hard to come by here in the states. But I don't know about breeding them. I think they are a hybrid and if so they wouldn't breed true. If they aren't, they are still too large to breed naturally. You would be looking at AI for breeding.

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post #6 of 13
1/22/12 at 6:19pm

The Orlopp is just a different strain of the BBB, that why it has a different name. Same hybrid/genetic tinkering as the old BBB that Rochester hatchery use to have. Their own line got whiped out and they cannot sell another farms line without putting the companies name on it.

Neither strain are heritage.

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proud breeder of LF Leghorns(Black,Partridge/Blue Part, Buff, Silver), LF Black Australorps, LF Ameraucanas(B/B/S, Buff, Silver), Pilgrim Geese, Muscovy Ducks(B/B, Choc), Australian Spotted Ducks, Cortunix Quail(Gold, Wild, Tux, Rosetta- also avail in blue/silver, whites), Ringneck Pheasants, French Red Leg Partridges and Black Shoulder Peafowl. Striving for Exhibition type

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Boothcreek Ranch

proud breeder of LF Leghorns(Black,Partridge/Blue Part, Buff, Silver), LF Black Australorps, LF Ameraucanas(B/B/S, Buff, Silver), Pilgrim Geese, Muscovy Ducks(B/B, Choc), Australian Spotted Ducks, Cortunix Quail(Gold, Wild, Tux, Rosetta- also avail in blue/silver, whites), Ringneck Pheasants, French Red Leg Partridges and Black Shoulder Peafowl. Striving for Exhibition type

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post #7 of 13
1/22/12 at 6:36pm

Broad Breasted Bronzes (and Whites) are not heritage turkeys, they are commercial varieties that have been selected over time to have extremely big breasts and therefore cannot reproduce naturally. They must be artificially inseminated in most cases. If you want a natural turkey you can breed you need to look into the heritage breeds like Royal Palms, Narragansett, Sweetgrass etc...

 

A really cool place to check out Heritage Turkeys is porterturkeys.com.

 

Hope this helps! big_smile.png

Cari J. 

♠ www.whitemountainsranch.org ♠ Working on an organic sustainable farm!

The Ranch: English Mastiff & Pyrenees LGD's, Californian Rabbits, Nubian Goats and Blackbelly Sheep.

Poultry: Wheaten, Blue Wheaten, & White Ameraucanas, Easter & Olive Eggers, & Red Jungle Fowl, Silver Appleyard Ducks and Sweetgrass Turkeys.

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Cari J. 

♠ www.whitemountainsranch.org ♠ Working on an organic sustainable farm!

The Ranch: English Mastiff & Pyrenees LGD's, Californian Rabbits, Nubian Goats and Blackbelly Sheep.

Poultry: Wheaten, Blue Wheaten, & White Ameraucanas, Easter & Olive Eggers, & Red Jungle Fowl, Silver Appleyard Ducks and Sweetgrass Turkeys.

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post #8 of 13
1/22/12 at 6:57pm

Hey WMR how are your turkeys doing? I seem to recall you were getting some Sweetgrass, right?

1 RSL, 2 BSLs, 8 EEs, 3 BOs, 1 NHR, 3 Black Ameraucanas, 2 Delawares, and 1 cat that runs the show.

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1 RSL, 2 BSLs, 8 EEs, 3 BOs, 1 NHR, 3 Black Ameraucanas, 2 Delawares, and 1 cat that runs the show.

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post #9 of 13
1/22/12 at 7:18pm
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Hey WMR how are your turkeys doing? I seem to recall you were getting some Sweetgrass, right?



Hi there!!! Most of the BBB we had are gone (yum!) I still have one left, doing great and yep we are getting some Sweetgrass poults, I've emailed Porter's as to an estimated shipping date, but no response so I'll call them here pretty soon... Working on the new coop and pen for them. The coop will be approx 8' x 16' and the run I'm hoping to get around 60' x 100'. big_smile.png

 

Here's our BBB...

 

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Cari J. 

♠ www.whitemountainsranch.org ♠ Working on an organic sustainable farm!

The Ranch: English Mastiff & Pyrenees LGD's, Californian Rabbits, Nubian Goats and Blackbelly Sheep.

Poultry: Wheaten, Blue Wheaten, & White Ameraucanas, Easter & Olive Eggers, & Red Jungle Fowl, Silver Appleyard Ducks and Sweetgrass Turkeys.

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Cari J. 

♠ www.whitemountainsranch.org ♠ Working on an organic sustainable farm!

The Ranch: English Mastiff & Pyrenees LGD's, Californian Rabbits, Nubian Goats and Blackbelly Sheep.

Poultry: Wheaten, Blue Wheaten, & White Ameraucanas, Easter & Olive Eggers, & Red Jungle Fowl, Silver Appleyard Ducks and Sweetgrass Turkeys.

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post #10 of 13
1/22/12 at 7:28pm

Sweet! Mine are both gone now, too. Thanksgiving (tom) was 36 lbs. dressed. Christmas (hen) was 22 lbs. dressed.

 

60x100 is a big run - but I think that's what you need to really do it right for turkeys. That's the only thing that is stopping me from ordering some heritage turkeys for next year - the prospect of having to build another large run for them!

1 RSL, 2 BSLs, 8 EEs, 3 BOs, 1 NHR, 3 Black Ameraucanas, 2 Delawares, and 1 cat that runs the show.

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1 RSL, 2 BSLs, 8 EEs, 3 BOs, 1 NHR, 3 Black Ameraucanas, 2 Delawares, and 1 cat that runs the show.

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