Show Off Your Biggest Thanksgiving Turkey!! (Graphic Pics)

[Granny Hatchet]

I think he is big enough to give everyone a bite .

 

[Mimi13]

I love me some crispy, golden brown turkey skin. We're going to have leftovers for weeks, if not a whole month.
Had 6 Broad Breasted Bronze, now down to zero.
Next year we're getting 3 Broad Breasted Bronze, 2 Blue Slates, 2 Black Spanish, 1 Bourbon Red, & 2 Royal Palms.

Do you eat turkey more than one time a year or do you sell most of the ones you raise?

 

[MysteryChicken]

I would rather see the cooked turkey in person.

Okay.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Do you eat turkey more than one time a year or do you sell most of the ones you raise?

We actually don't eat that much Turkey, but we will be. We haven't tried selling any turkeys yet.

 

[MysteryChicken]

I think he is big enough to give everyone a bite .

Agreed.

 

[Mylied]

That is one big beautiful bird! We've done heritage turkeys these last two years and they just grow so slow. I think last year it was 10 lbs finished. This year was 14 lbs finished at 9 months. I said I'm doing broad breasted next year. They've come out very moist and those who've eaten them said they're tasty. I just raise them, I don't eat them. Here's our toms this year. I don't have a finished picture but I can post one of him cooked on thursday. Those are grown pekin hens for comparison.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

That is one big beautiful bird! We've done heritage turkeys these last two years and they just grow so slow. I think last year it was 10 lbs finished. This year was 14 lbs finished at 9 months. I said I'm doing broad breasted next year. They've come out very moist and those who've eaten them said they're tasty. I just raise them, I don't eat them. Here's our toms this year. I don't have a finished picture but I can post one of him cooked on thursday. Those are grown pekin hens for comparison.
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what kind are they ? They resemble the wild turkeys here.

 

[Mylied]

what kind are they ? They resemble the wild turkeys here.

Narragansett. They do look like wild guys. Here's my big, beautiful tom who is not for eating. He's a few years old.

 

[mandelyn]

The broad breasted types sure get huge!

We raise Bourbons and Narragansett, this year we grew out Narragansett for Thanksgiving, March hatch. They ranged from 15lbs to 17lbs dressed. Next year will be March hatch Bourbons.

We have about 90lbs of Turkey in the freezer now. 3 more to do still.

 

[MysteryChicken]

That is one big beautiful bird! We've done heritage turkeys these last two years and they just grow so slow. I think last year it was 10 lbs finished. This year was 14 lbs finished at 9 months. I said I'm doing broad breasted next year. They've come out very moist and those who've eaten them said they're tasty. I just raise them, I don't eat them. Here's our toms this year. I don't have a finished picture but I can post one of him cooked on thursday. Those are grown pekin hens for comparison.
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How old? Mine were giants at 4 months.