A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

[R2elk]

The other time I used it was to differentiate between Broad Breasted birds and real turkeys. While they are technically a variety, they can hardly be classified as one as they will not maintain their unique traits over generations.

Where is your source for this false information?

If you don't think they can be properly classified as a variety, then they definitely cannot be classified as a separate breed.

Just because there are a lot of people who misuse the term breed in reference to turkeys is not an excuse for someone who knows better to contribute to the problem.

Many hatcheries raising broad breasted turkeys make the false claim that theirs are hybrids just like the claim is made that White Leghorns are hybrids.

Broad Breasted turkeys will breed true. Just because certain hatcheries breed separate lines of broad breasted turkeys, breeding different lines of the same variety does not make a hybrid. Their base is not like the CornishX which are a true hybrid and will not breed true.

 

[Bantambird]

Sleeping turkey!!!

 

[Molpet]

Sleeping turkey!!!View attachment 1818657

 

[memphis]

Aww...Bantambird...one tuckered turkey! Too cute.

 

[Molpet]

https://projects.sare.org/sare_project/fnc14-950/
somebody tried to do a comparison of turkey "breeds" .. but the varmints got in the way

same guy that did heritage chicken breeds

 

[memphis]

Well...I'm over breed vs variety.

My poults are still wild little guys! Calming down a bit. I can see vast improvements. I'm going to try and photograph the mottled again. Be patient friends. I'm trying hard not to traumatize them. I won't let the neighbors visit either. Want them to get comfortable with me being before socializing them. I'm going to start mixing in my sitter this weekend. They are getting used to the dogs floating around. The Aussies ignore them. The coonhound will stare at them. Not sure what's on his mind....but I have an idea. They sure are cute!

 

[memphis]

Boy did we have some rousing thunderstorms last night. Lots of trees down & loss 9f power. Luckily we survived both! The weather yesterday was oppressive. 78% humidity. You could just feel the storms coming. Daisy was parked in front of her fan all day!

 

[ketojenn]

Sleeping turkey!!!View attachment 1818657

 

[Molpet]

Had a poult attempt suicide
Heard a ruckus and found a poult hanging by his feet, where 2 panels of a chain link dog run join He must have slipped of and went down about a ft. the clamp connects them stopped him
I had seen several sitting on top of it earlier after it quit raining.
He seems fine

 

[memphis]

Poor thing! Glad he's ok! They do seem to be suicidal at times.