Pasture Raised Broad Breasted WHITE Turkeys

[R2elk]

The American Bronze can't thrive in such hard conditions.

This is strictly your opinion and has no merit based on facts.

 

[Mitsos Lamprogiorgos]

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This is strictly your opinion and has no merit based on facts.[/QUOTE

The Greek Bronze is a domesticated turkey with an immune system of a jungle fowl. It received all its nutrients from free ranging and can thrive on cheap chicken scratch.
It is developed in a third world country called "Greece" and it doesn't need all the luxurious lysine and methionine contained in the commercial turkey feed.

 

[Mitsos Lamprogiorgos]

Ok..... well if you know better than everyone else here, then go ahead.

I don't know everything.
Greek Bronze can thrive in our chicken scratch (about 10% protein), because it is "trained" to thrive in these conditions.
Commercial turkey feed contains GMO soy in Greece.

 

[Mitsos Lamprogiorgos]

Thomas, sounds like a smaller less demanding turkey breed would be a much better fit for you than production whites you were looking at.

Also, it's hard to give you feeding advice since we here in the USA have no idea what's in the poulty feed in your country. Our advice was based on what's in our feed. In the USA our chicken scratch is mostly corn. Which would be a terrible stand alone feed for turkeys.

What is the level of protein in Greek chicken scratch?

About 10%.
Corn, wheat, oats.

 

[Mitsos Lamprogiorgos]

The Greek Bronze is a domesticated turkey with an immune system of a jungle fowl. It received all its nutrients from free ranging and can thrive on cheap chicken scratch.
It is developed in a third world country called "Greece" and it doesn't need all the luxurious lysine and methionine contained in the commercial turkey feed.

 

[R2elk]

The
The Greek Bronze is a domesticated turkey with an immune system of a jungle fowl. It received all its nutrients from free ranging and can thrive on cheap chicken scratch.
It is developed in a third world country called "Greece" and it doesn't need all the luxurious lysine and methionine contained in the commercial turkey feed.

This is your statement and you have not provided any proof of it. I highly doubt that you have any idea how much lysine and methionine those turkeys are getting.

The American Bronze can't thrive in such hard conditions.

This is the comment that you made that is nothing more than your opinion and there definitely is no proof to substantiate it.

 

[Mitsos Lamprogiorgos]

This is your statement and you have not provided any proof of it. I highly doubt that you have any idea how much lysine and methionine those turkeys are getting.

This is the comment that you made that is nothing more than your opinion and there definitely is no proof to substantiate it.

We feed our turkey breed with corn, oats, wheat and nothing else.
You feed your turkey breed with turkey feed.
Which of the two can thrive better in harsh conditions?

In Greece the commercial turkey feed contains GMO soy. I will not use it to my turkeys.

 

[R2elk]

In Greece the commercial turkey feed contains GMO soy. I will not use it to my turkeys.

That is your choice. Personally I have nothing against GMO since it is not the evil thing that some people make it out to be. It is my preference to not feed soy because of how many people have allergies to soy.

We feed our turkey breed with corn, oats, wheat and nothing else.
You feed your turkey breed with turkey feed.
Which of the two can thrive better in harsh conditions?

Your conclusion that all American turkeys are fed proper pampered diets is wrong. Your belief that providing turkeys with an improper diet makes them a better turkey is also a false belief.

The wild turkey (bronze turkey) in America free ranges without any supplemental feed provided and is a thriving population. There are also many cases of domestic heritage turkeys that have gone wild or joined wild flocks and done fine without any supplemental feed.

Again I remind you that there is only one breed of domestic turkeys. Your Greek Bronze is nothing more than a heritage Bronze variety.

 

[Mitsos Lamprogiorgos]

That is your choice. Personally I have nothing against GMO since it is not the evil thing that some people make it out to be. It is my preference to not feed soy because of how many people have allergies to soy.

Your conclusion that all American turkeys are fed proper pampered diets is wrong. Your belief that providing turkeys with an improper diet makes them a better turkey is also a false belief.

The wild turkey (bronze turkey) in America free ranges without any supplemental feed provided and is a thriving population. There are also many cases of domestic heritage turkeys that have gone wild or joined wild flocks and done fine without any supplemental feed.

Again I remind you that there is only one breed of domestic turkeys. Your Greek Bronze is nothing more than a heritage Bronze variety.

Thank, Mother Nature, I am so lucky.
I found turkey feed in a city near my town and it doesn't contain GMO products.
It also has vegetal coccidiostats.
I will go with broad-breasted whites.
I will give them turkey feed from day 55 to day 155 and then turkey feed, chicken scratch, free-ranging and dog feed (boiled deer and rabbit) once a month.

 

[Mitsos Lamprogiorgos]

I will choose the broad-breasted white variety for my basic one, because of its size, fast development, calm character, and friendly temperament, the greek bronze for eggs (egg machines), the royal palm for free-range instincts and pest control ability and the bourbon red for broody tasks.

But, mainly the broad-breasted white.