by Amanda H | Jul 26, 2021 | Incubating, Hatching & Brooding, Turkeys
Hatching Heritage Turkeys The Collection I started my turkey journey 3 years ago and currently own a flock of 8 Bourbon Red Heritage turkeys which includes 2 toms and 6 hens. Since toms are so protective and territorial, I do have to house the toms individually in... 
by Tessa S | Jul 5, 2021 | Turkeys
Raising Broad Breasted Turkeys For The Table Raising broad breasted turkeys for my family table was the next stop on my homesteading journey after owning laying hens. My friends and peers warned me that turkeys can be fragile in their first few weeks of life and to... 
by Marie Nichols | Mar 9, 2020 | Incubating, Hatching & Brooding, Spring, Turkeys
Hatching Poults With A Broody Turkey Hen I remember when I got my first pair of Blue Slate turkeys about 10 years ago. I purchased them as an adult pair in early spring and thought it would be really neat to have a turkey go broody and hatch out her own poults. There... 
by Meghan H | Oct 28, 2019 | Turkeys
History of the Presidential Turkey Pardon Pardon the turkey, say what? Today the Presidential turkey pardon is an annual American tradition that is celebrated every Thanksgiving. Many people wonder how this odd tradition came to be. Let’s dive into the history... 
by Amanda H | May 13, 2019 | Turkeys
Raising Heritage Turkeys What an amazing experience I had this year raising heritage turkeys! In the past, I had only raised the broad breasted turkeys. After doing a bit of research about the heritage breeds I was intrigued. Everything that I read boasted about the... 
by Kendra | Apr 1, 2019 | Coop Tours, Turkeys
Heritage Turkey Coop Tour In this coop tour, Amanda and Sarah from the Customer Service Remote Team are at Sarah’s farm to show you their new heritage turkey poults and give you a tour of Sarah’s coops. Since there is a minimum of 20 on heritage turkeys, Amanda and...