Austinb1395

In the Brooder
Sep 30, 2021
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Can someone tell me if my turkeys are heritage or bbb? This is my first year raising them. I bought them from Tsc on April 9th and they told me they were Broad Breasted. Well they’re like 25 weeks old now and I haven’t weighed them but they’re probably like 15 pounds maybe. They free range our back yards and the fields of my father in laws and I feels them good everyday and I feed them all my scraps too. So I thought if they were bbw they would be bigger so maybe their heritage? Tell me what y’all think. Also do they look male or female? Because all 6 are identical?
 

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Can someone tell me if my turkeys are heritage or bbb? This is my first year raising them. I bought them from Tsc on April 9th and they told me they were Broad Breasted. Well they’re like 25 weeks old now and I haven’t weighed them but they’re probably like 15 pounds maybe. They free range our back yards and the fields of my father in laws and I feels them good everyday and I feed them all my scraps too. So I thought if they were bbb they would be bigger so maybe their heritage? Tell me what y’all think. Also do they look male or female? Because all 6 are identical?
The breed is Turkey. The variety appears to be Broad Breasted White based on how short and heavy the lower legs are. The breast area also appears to be broad rather than V shaped like heritage turkeys.

You can confirm this by feeling the breast area. If they are heritage turkeys, the breast will be narrow and "V" shaped. If they are broad breasted the breast will feel flat rather than "V" shaped.

You can also weigh them. Looks can be deceiving.
 

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