Rural Gardening: NEWBIE TO TURKEYS, 0 by MistyMeadows

MistyMeadows wrote:
Oh people say chickens are stupid, I don't think so. Turkeys are STUPID! They literally will stand there with their mouths wide open taking in all the rain water until it suffocates them and drowns them. The one I was talking about that got so big was a standard bronze. He was stunningly beautiful but he was so fat, he waddled and we were ashamed that we let him grow so big. Not good for them. Usually we lose at least 50% of the turkeys due to weather, predators, etc.

This is one of our Blue Slates from last year. This is a heritage bird and, oh, are they beautiful. They dress out around 15 lbs. Your bronze should dress out around 22 - 25 or a little more. You have few enough that you can really baby them, but beware, they will think you are their mother and follow you everywhere!

If you have any questions please feel free to dmail me anytime. Have you read my turkey story yet? I'll try to dig it up and edit and post it here :)

Blessings,
Kathy