Tom, Jerri, and Henrietta

Trio of bourbon red turkeys

 One more piece of the homestead puzzle is in place with the great find Ann made on Craig's List. We picked up this trio for only $50 which is very reasonable considering that day old chicks are almost $10 each.This is a heritage breed and one we have been considering getting. We are hoping that these can breed unassisted since they haven't been "improved" for industrial farming. They are supposed to be much more docile than some of the other breeds. We had a tom turkey once [ not sure what breed] that would chase my daughter when she went to get on the school bus! lol After a while  it was not so humorous and so we ate the turkey.  We have raised the broad breasted whites and had some success but we hope to pasture raise these if we get a hen to lay and set. We are going to get one of those little stryofoam incubators if the hens lay enough eggs to be worth doing it. These are about two and a half years old. Not sure if that is old for a turkey or not. Anyway they are certainly attractive birds so we'll just wait and see what happens this spring.