guy at the fair told me "all" hatchery turkeys come from Ideal

[Kim65]

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Speak for yourself

 

[Davaroo]

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I understand that is how it generally works. Imagine if a hatchery actually kept and maintained all the breeding stock, for the dozens upon dozens of birds they offer for sale. I would think only a few of the largest could do that.

 

[ivan3]

notaspringchicken wrote: Perhaps the big hatcheries own the breeding stock and place them with the various contractors? I used to keep show dogs that were technically owned by their breeder; we'd have litters and the breeder would come and evaluate them and decide which to sell, which to keep. Perhaps the arrangement is something akin to that.

Exactly (though smaller hatchery):

Cackle doesn’t raise its own breeding stock. Instead, it buys eggs and provides stock to contracted breeders in Missouri. Because the Smiths inspect the farms and know the breeders, they can assure customers they’ll receive quality birds. Most of their 80 contracted flock owners live within 50 miles of the hatchery. Jeff says some of their owners have as few as 50 birds while others might have 4,000.

From: http://www.ruralmissouri.org/08pages/08MayCackle.html​

 

[loftkeeper10]

I Was Told By A Good Source That Ideal Is The Largest Whole Sale Hatchery And Mcmurry The Largest Retail Seller For What That Is Worth

 

[ScoobyRoo]

My family and I are wanting to get more varieties of turkeys next year and this thread gives me a different outlook on things. Hhmmmmmm...........now what??

BTW nasc,,