Yes, I would say so. I have not had WBB yet, but never lost a BBB to disease yet![]()
We raise WBB and they are awesome. I've never had a sick turkey, but with the broad breasted variety you shouldn't. They just aren't around long enough for problems to really become prevalent. Now if you become attached and are unable to butcher that favorite one just realize they do get rather large.
This is Eva. She's my fat girl. She's now 2 years old which is old for fat girls, but so far still going. I think running with the midgets keeps her healthier than if she sat on her considerable derrière all the time. We lost our other fat girl Gracie on New Year's Eve. They don't live as long as heritage breeds, but they have the gentle giant thing going for them. We've never had a sick turkey. Injured that's another story.
I can tell you that you are going to find turkeys have awesome personalities.