turkey orders for Thanksgiving questions...

my husband just asked if i want to get turkeys for next season, i resounded with a big, OH YEAH!

we figured they would make great food, income and gifts. bring it on!

gobble gobble ain't the sound of your turkey, it's the sound of me eating my turkey!
 
Here is what I did. I raised a few Cornishx...enough for DH and I, but ended up selling a few..@ 15.00 ea. They ranged from 6 to 8 pounds processed. This was to get the interest out there. Well...Now I have orders for more...so I will get between 25 and 50, the first part of August...I will take a deposit for half of the order. As for my Turkeys....I informed everyone who bought chickens that I will have the turkeys in the fall. They will range between 12 to 20 pounds. I will get a flat rate of $50.00/turkey. Everyone seems to be thrilled. I again, will take half the price up front as a deposit. It is a NON REFUNDABLE deposit, unless I can not produce the birds.( predators, or illness) If THEY back out, they lose the deposit. I have orders for 10 turkeys....I just hope I can get them all raised to a good weight by then! LOL

Good luck on your adventure. It CAN be profitable...if done right. Oh...and I call mine... " pasture raised" Seems to spark the interest more.
 
justusnak, I was thinking about charging a flat rate for my RB turkeys, but what if there's a great range of weights? It doesn't seem fair to charge 50 for a 12 lb and 50 for a 20 lb. Just trying to think this through...
 
justusnak, I was thinking about charging a flat rate for my RB turkeys, but what if there's a great range of weights? It doesn't seem fair to charge 50 for a 12 lb and 50 for a 20 lb. Just trying to think this through...

I was kinda thinking the same, but all of my cc's dress about the same-- within about 1/2 lb. Shouldn't the turkeys do about the same? Sure does simplify things to just have a flat rate. Thanks for all the great ideas, I'll be discussing them with dh and determine what we'll be doing.​
 

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