What does a red bronze look like?

[hobbyfarmrookie]

I just bought two turkey poults, they are a bourbon red crossed with a regular bronze turkey. Their names are Thanksgiving and Christmas; guess what is in store for them; provided the kids don't get attached.

Does anyone have a picture of what they will look like grown AND have you eaten one to know how they taste.

 

[walkswithdog]

They taste awesome...

You can see most of the colors of turkeys at porterturkeys.com Kev raises most colors under the sun.

 

[hobbyfarmrookie]

Awesome website Thanks

 

[walkswithdog]

Yeah Kev's site is why I have the Calico mix that produces his "Fall Fires" here now omg... I so fell in love with Sweetgrass and Fall Fires from his site.

 

[Bird Brain]

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if you dont want to get attached, dont handle them. Otherwise you will have turkeys following you and talking to you. I would think that would make it harder to, you know...

 

[hobbyfarmrookie]

Kids are 9, 10, 1nd 11 trieng to get them not to play with them is about as easy as herding cats.

 

[Bird Brain]

HA! Understood....

 

[walkswithdog]

You know what, there are worse lives than love, attention, a name, good food, a safe place and a quick painless death.

Mine have names and hugs and sit on my lap, and talk to me. They live a good and purposeful life, then when it's time - it ends, quickly and humanely. Really wish more lives turned out that way.

 

[hobbyfarmrookie]

You make me laugh. You have a WARPED sinse of humor; I love it.

 

[Bird Brain]

walkswithdogs is right though. They have a good life until the end. Im just not sure I will ever be able to go through with it. I will have to try first with a chicken!