Want to raise heritage turkeys on your homestead? Here's a great list of the best breeds and their qualities.
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Broad Breasted vs Heritage…What’s The Best Turkey For Your Homestead?
Want to raise turkeys, but you're not sure if you should try Broad Breasted varieties or heritage breeds? Here's help!
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Hatching Heritage Turkey Poults
You might also like my posts How to Hatch Chicken Eggs in an Incubator and Top 5 Reasons for a Poor Hatch Rate. Hatching Baby Turkeys My heritage turkey hens have provided me with quite a few eggs over the last month or so. I put some eggs in the incubator in…
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A Gang of Wild Turkeys
A ‘Gang’ of Wild Turkeys Maybe 3 doesn’t really consitute a gang. We have a lot of wild turkeys in the area, and I often hear them calling to my little flock. The turkey hens have shown great interest in the calls, especially since they didn’t have a tom.…
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Dressing a Heritage Turkey for Thanksgiving
Raising Heritage Turkeys for Thanksgiving There’s something special about gathering with friends and family for a traditional Thanksgiving feast, complete with roast turkey and all of the trimmings. I think that our society has, perhaps, lost a little bit of the spirit of Thanksgiving. With prosperity and an abundance of…
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Bringing Home Heritage Turkeys
For more information, check out my post ‘How to Raise Turkeys.’ Raising Heritage Turkeys I’ve wanted to raise heritage turkeys since we move to our little homestead. Part of the reason is to increase our self sufficiency. In addition, I don’t like buying a bird that was raised in a…