Turkeys For 2013

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chicken pickin said:
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THe birds are back----
Picked up 4 turkeys from the butchers as I have buyers for 2 of them. My 2 auburn toms at 15 months dressed at the same weight( w/i 1/2 pound) as 2 crossbred toms at 7 months. THe amt of muscling in the breast was slightly smaller in the younger boys.

Now I need help figuring out who the parents are on the crossbreds.


moms could be: bourbon reds or sweetgrass
dad could be : auburn or narrigansett

If anyone can fill me in on which cross to repeat, I'm terrible about figuring out the color thing.

Crosses are a dark brown, bronze possibly. Oddly I have no bronze hens so this must be a sexlinked color . . . .????


Also if 20% BW loss is used, a 15 pounder was 18.75 pounds???? IF my math is right this is a small tom!! Waaaaaaa. I want a bigger bird!!
 
Hey Arielle what size roaster do you use for your ex large turkeys? You had said your DH got you a supersized one. I cant find anything local only online that wont be here in time for Thanksgiving. I found and bought an 18 x 14 roaster lastnight but it says it can handle up to a 30lb turkey My turkey is 37lb.

Or anyone else if you have a tip on where to buy a good over sized roaster.
 
chicken pickin said:
Hey Arielle what size roaster do you use for your ex large turkeys? You had said your DH got you a supersized one. I cant find anything local only online that wont be here in time for Thanksgiving. I found and bought an 18 x 14 roaster lastnight but it says it can handle up to a 30lb turkey My turkey is 37lb.

Or anyone else if you have a tip on where to buy a good over sized roaster.
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have you tried fitting the bird in yet?? You might need to go corner to corner. I use heavy duty foil under the area that hangs over. Make a foil drip pan big enough to fit under the over hanging legs and back into the pan . . . not sure I"m being very clear . . .

I can fit 3 heritage hens side by side in mine or 2 young heritage toms, in my pan or ONE giant BBW at 35#
 
Arielle said:
Sounds like a good plan. Just remeber wet snow gets very heavy, do remember to remove the snow when you can. THey'll appreciate the wind break. SOme people use a tarp that can be rolled up, or let down and held with a log . . . . flexibility.
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i have a bunch of heavy trucking tarps left over from when i ran a rig coast to coast
i figured on adding 1 of those on the back
for the front something like a sheep of plywood layed down might do the trick
a wild turkey sleeps in a tree on a big limb
so any shelter i provide is more than their wild cousins have
i do like the sound of the roll up tarp though
maybe for the space above the plywood on the front....?
the end is chainlink nailed to a couple large pallets
i'll leave that end alone so they get enough fresh air

as soon as i get their roof on i'll also add a bucket heater to their hanging water bucket
it has nipples on the bottom which have started to freeze :(
 
Arielle said:
have you tried fitting the bird in yet??  You might need to go corner to corner. I use heavy duty foil under the area that hangs over. Make a foil drip pan big enough to fit under the over hanging legs  and back into the pan . . . not sure I"m being very clear . . .  

I can fit 3 heritage hens side by side in mine or 2 young heritage toms, in my pan or ONE giant BBW at 35#
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What brand & size is it? Think a person could get a 48 lb bird in one? I love counter- top roasters! But I don't have one right now. I haven't ever seen one I thought could handle a monster bird ... of course I didn't know monster birds exist until recently, either.
 
Chad Cool said:
I'm planning on raising some turkeys next year 2014. Right now i'm doing real good with a flock of 50 chickens. My question are what are the best meat turkeys? How long do you raise them? Should i hatch them like I do my chickens?
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research shows Midget Whites as #1 followed by Bourbon Reds. That is on many taste tests in that order, but some may like a different breed or order as all our tastes are different from one anothers and what we consider as best tasting.
 
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