Chickassan
RIP 1975-2022
Not a turkey girl, but they aren't extinct close but they aren't.
The turkeys were distributed in quite a few states when Bernie Wentworth retired.
So they are out there.
Turkey purist....two words that i'd never have put together on my own thanks I can't stop snickering now.
The turkeys were distributed in quite a few states when Bernie Wentworth retired.
So they are out there.
Turkey purist....two words that i'd never have put together on my own thanks I can't stop snickering now.

Stacey I don't have any words. It's been a year and a half since ours left us and it's still hard.
WV, Beware of the purists. There are a couple of schools of thought, and honestly I haven't taken the time to consider if either has merit.The Midget white went extinct several years ago as was also said about the beltsville whites. A group of breeders got together and followed the same breeding program as the original birds and ended up with a sustainable bird that has all the characteristics of the midget white. The purist view is once extinct always extinct. The other group are of the opinion that "if made the same way, looks and acts the same, it's ok." That's less dicey than the beltsville that was thought to be extinct but then a flock of original stock was mysteriously found.?.
Either way some of our good friends are purists while others are not and none of them hang out here.
Just be prepared
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