turkey-breeds

Breed Profile: Royal Palm Turkey
April 30, 2024 · · Poultry 101, Turkeys

The Royal Palm turkey is a beautiful heritage variety that is ideal for homesteaders and free-range small farms due to its hardiness, thriftiness, and self-sufficiency.

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Breed Profile: Bourbon Red Turkey
January 22, 2024 · · Turkeys

The Bourbon Red is a naturally breeding turkey adapted to free-range systems and sustainable farming. Its smaller size suits families keen on heritage breeds and natural breeding.

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Keeping Turkeys Healthy in Winter
September 9, 2022 · · Poultry 101

Turkeys are remarkably hardy birds. By the time turkeys reach maturity, they are very easy to care for, and are capable of surviving winter weather in great shape.

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Breed Profile: Standard Bronze Turkey
September 1, 2022 · · Poultry 101

The Standard Bronze turkey is a heritage variety that is self-sufficient in a free-range system and can breed and raise poults naturally. It is an important variety to conserve for future sustainability.

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Raising Turkey Poults
July 22, 2022 · · Poultry 101

Raising poults is not the same as raising chicks or ducklings. They are much more delicate than other poultry species. Here are a few tips and tricks for successfully raising poults to maturity.

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Saving an American Icon — Raising Turkeys
June 30, 2022 · · Poultry 101

Erin Krier planned to get her kids started with a dairy cow when she attended her first 4-H meeting. She left the meeting as poultry leader.

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The Evolution of Turkey Farming
May 27, 2022 · · Poultry 101

Domesticated turkeys brings big changes for commercial turkey farms and American Thanksgiving tables.

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Six Heritage Turkey Breeds on the Farm
May 25, 2022 · · Poultry 101

We thought you would enjoy a side-by-side comparison of the six heritage turkey breeds that we raise on our heritage turkey farm.

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Broad-breasted Vs. Heritage Turkeys
November 23, 2021 · · Eggs & Meat

Though frozen turkeys reside in your grocery store all year, they become the main attraction during the final two months. Many like the idea of heritage turkeys for Thanksgiving

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Breed Profile: Narragansett Turkey
November 18, 2021 · · Poultry 101, Turkeys

The Narragansett turkey is a heritage variety of American origin, valued for its hardiness, self-sufficiency, excellent mothering skills, and superior flavor.

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