Reluctantly back in the clucking world!

ThinMintTheChicken · Mar 25, 2022

secuono said:
Do bourbon red turkeys live longer?
Saw some at tsc, but didn't get them.
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I have a bourbon red turkey hen (her name is Toffee and she acts like a little puppy dog), she's 2 1/2 years old and doing great! They are a heritage breed so they don't grow as big as the broad breasted ones and have less issues regarding to their size (so yes, heritage breeds usually live longer than broad breasted). Though I also have a massive broad breasted bronze tom (named Taco) who's the same age as Toffee and was a rescue, but he is kept on a diet to keep his weight in check. His favorite thing to do is forage. What breed are the white ones?

secuono · Mar 26, 2022

ThinMintTheChicken said:
I have a bourbon red turkey hen (her name is Toffee and she acts like a little puppy dog), she's 2 1/2 years old and doing great! They are a heritage breed so they don't grow as big as the broad breasted ones and have less issues regarding to their size (so yes, heritage breeds usually live longer than broad breasted). Though I also have a massive broad breasted bronze tom (named Taco) who's the same age as Toffee and was a rescue, but he is kept on a diet to keep his weight in check. His favorite thing to do is forage. What breed are the white ones?

BBWs

ThinMintTheChicken · Mar 27, 2022

secuono said:
BBWs

Okay, are you planning on raising them for food? If you want pet turkeys then I do recommend Bourbon Reds!

secuono · Mar 27, 2022

ThinMintTheChicken said:
Okay, are you planning on raising them for food? If you want pet turkeys then I do recommend Bourbon Reds!

They're just what he got, technically as pets.
But if they get too fat or frail or w/e, they'll be food.
All the roosters will be food.

Sold out when I went back today. I'll keep checking in, though.