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Thanks Tom, for the info. Do you think a turkey would ever be "too old" for butchering? Would a 2 or 3 year old turkey be fine, if you cooked it slow, etc?

I read the results of the taste-test too -- they did a blind taste test with 70 or 80 people. White Midgets were #1 and Bourbon Reds were #2, but the votes for these top 2 together were twice as many as for all the other birds combined. I think they tested on appearance, taste, texture, and a...

So wouldn't coranchers recommendation to butcher at 9 months vs 6 months mean a tough bird? (see above).

With heritage turkeys, is a 5 month old bird as tender as a 12 or 14 month old bird? Anyone know? (see prior posts)...

does anyone know?

Bourbon Reds are natural foragers -- I can't imagine them NOT foraging, I think they'd be miserable. They're "grazers" and "nibblers" eating a bit here and there and constantly moving. I'm interested to hear an answer to your question, though. Heritage birds are different from the more...

Quote: OK, I have a question about them filling out at 9 months... I thought after 6 months a heritage turkey would be "tough" like a chicken etc. Or could I butcher my 1-year-olds and get a good Thanksgiving Turkey since they are the largest anyways? Also, how much does pasture affect their...

I've got 2 months to go before Thanksgiving, and my Bourbon Reds are getting pretty big, but a few from the last hatch are on the small side (they are 3 to 4 months old) and I'm wondering if there's anyway to focus on fattening heritage birds during the next 2 months? Mine free-range out on...