Heritage & Exhibition Turkey Thread

[ttrammell]

http://www.porterturkeys.com/

If you order them before the end of the year, he usually has discounts. And you can pick the timeframe of when they come in the spring or summer.

thanks

 

[suncatcher]

Subscribing, lots of reading, marking my place!

 

[Arielle]

Suncatcher, this thread has all but died out. You are welcome to join in on the TUrkeys for 2014 thread. We are turkey enthusiasts of all experience levels. Mostly new, a few with more experience. All willing to support each other and enjoy our turkeys as pets, food and show.

 

[suncatcher]

Thanks! I will check out the Turkeys for 2014 thread, although there is tons of information here I am going to read this winter!

 

[PineTopFarm]

Just posting to follow the updates.

 

[LoveMyChicklets]

Oooooh, just found this thread. Now to start working my way backward.

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

Here are some photos of our Narragansett turkeys!

These are wonderful birds and good producers of large speckled eggs. The tom weighs well over 35#, though the Standard calls for 33#.

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

I would like to invite everyone back to the Heritage & Exhibition Turkey Thread. I have been busy with life, bit will try and check this thread more often. Please post your photos, especially of shows.

 

[piglett]

well i processed my BBB tom the other day

he got so big that he was having trouble breathing

sort of like an old man LOL

so now i'm looking to switch gears & get a heritage tom to keep my remaining girl company

rite now she has a few cockerels that will go to camp in a couple months hanging out in her pen


here is the question

do i add the new tom in with her

or do i add the girl in with the tom?

does it matter ?




thanks

 

[Missi]

Wish I had time to read the comments on all 73 pages of this thread. That being said, does anyone have photo comparisons of heritage turkeys from SOP breeders compared to hatchery turkeys? I ordered 5 black poults from Purely Poultry but they shipped out of Lebanon, MO so I'm assuming they're from Cackle Hatchery. Obviously I won't be showing my turks but I do like good looking pets. I made the decision to order from a hatchery because the person who's black turkeys I fell in love with got some of their stock from a hatchery.