I'm thinking of getting turkeys for showing in 4-H next year (August 2026). if I want them to sell at the livestock auction for meat, when should I get them as poults and what is some stuff I need to know on how to raise them?
and what are good meat breeds?
So we are wanting to get at least 2 turkeys for holiday dinners this year, but would love to know what Heritage breed(s) is the best/favorable for that?
Which one is also more favorable for raising poults?
We had 2 Narragansett last year, but we sold them due to stress issues they were causing...
I’m raising white broad breasted turkeys as pets. They are about 5 months old. I want to know what the best feed/grains are for them to keep them alive the longest. Currently they are eating purina layer feed for game birds. But I wanted to add some grains or other things that would be best for...
So this is my first year raising turkeys and i'm already in love. Started out with a rescue, a broad breasted bronze we named Dorthy. Got a friend for her, a half Black Spanish half wild tom. Realized we didn't have enough hens so we bought 3 royal palm hens one turned out to be a tom so we...