A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

[JRNash]

Memphis I will be ordering a few of the double breasted bronze and whites this spring. I want to SEE the difference in size when compared to the RP's

 

[JRNash]

Ralph, i knew you were bettering the meat bird market. Didn't realize JR was doing that too. So JR...you have monster chickens & midget turkeys?

More like trying to counter the "bad press" Ralph and others have PROVEN Cx can be raised way past the "eat by date"

 

[JRNash]

Foghorn is around 10 months old and still going strong

 

[holm25]

Memphis I will be ordering a few of the double breasted bronze and whites this spring. I want to SEE the difference in size when compared to the RP's

They will be be four times the size of a RP around butchering time. My BBW was bought in May and butchered early November and weighed 45 pounds dressed out. And a BBB hen weighed 30 pounds and was the same age.

 

[JRNash]

Wow!! That's alot of Turkey

 

[feistychick]

Ralph - you are correct, I didn't give your ticket to Big Bird (she tends to be a bit of a hog when it comes to the beverages) . If I reach up when sitting beside the pool, I can pick my own lemons to add to my beverage!

JR - the midgets look great (and tiny next to that rooster - holy cow)!

Not turkey related, but I did say I would post a picture or two. No bird pics yet....but a beach should work. It was cloudy today, but still good weather for shorts

 

[Molpet]

More like trying to counter the "bad press" Ralph and others have PROVEN Cx can be raised way past the "eat by date"

I saved my BBB and if she makes it to lay in the spring, I hope to get some Nari/BBB

 

[duluthralphie]

I saved my BBB and if she makes it to lay in the spring, I hope to get some Nari/BBB

A BBNari would save a hen from the need to see a plastic surgeon later in life when they are not happy with what God gave them too.

 

[Molpet]

A BBNari would save a hen from the need to see a plastic surgeon later in life when they are not happy with what God gave them too.

I am hoping for the same as your toads...
I am sure other have done this with BB and I wonder how they turned out.

 

[duluthralphie]

I am hoping for the same as your toads...
I am sure other have done this with BB and I wonder how they turned out.

I am betting you will get a slower going longer lived bird that is bigger than a Nari. but as with the Toads, there will be set backs, at one point a couple years back I almost gave up on the toad project, I thought the naysayers were right. But I had a single pair that lived to breed and from them I got the 10 I have today. Not counting the eggs in the incubator that I have my fingers crossed will hatch.

I almost went to AI with them. So keep that in mind. I did do some trimming of feathers around the vents to allow better fertilization in the first generations.

This year I am going to give some of my first hatches to a 4h kid and have her show them in the "meat" division, I want to see the CX decrowned for toads. I do know my January Toads will be larger than any hatchery
CX and healthier.

CX's have won the meat divisions for too long!