- May 29, 2011
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Hello Everyone,
So last year was our first time to raise turkeys. I wanted the broad breasted whites to fill the freezer and hubby wanted the bourbon reds for lawn ornaments. All the whites went into the freezer last fall and the bourbon reds live happily in the barn still to this day. We really were unaware that mating takes place long before the spring so we were very surprised to see little yellow turkeys in the incubator this spring. We have hatched a lot of bourbon white crosses. This would be bourbon red hen and broad breasted white tom. I was curious if anyone has done this either intentionally or by accident like us and how the birds turned out at finishing. Such as size, taste, feed conversion or any other thoughts you had along the way. Poults are all light yellow with a small amount of dark on their heads. We did get just a few solid dark colors that looked bourbon red but not too much. Thanks for your input.
Dee
So last year was our first time to raise turkeys. I wanted the broad breasted whites to fill the freezer and hubby wanted the bourbon reds for lawn ornaments. All the whites went into the freezer last fall and the bourbon reds live happily in the barn still to this day. We really were unaware that mating takes place long before the spring so we were very surprised to see little yellow turkeys in the incubator this spring. We have hatched a lot of bourbon white crosses. This would be bourbon red hen and broad breasted white tom. I was curious if anyone has done this either intentionally or by accident like us and how the birds turned out at finishing. Such as size, taste, feed conversion or any other thoughts you had along the way. Poults are all light yellow with a small amount of dark on their heads. We did get just a few solid dark colors that looked bourbon red but not too much. Thanks for your input.
Dee
