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Shipping prices will be high
Our turkeys are shipped frozen, in an insulated package, and should arrive with some thawing needed.
Order by Tuesday 12 noon CST
We have been raising turkeys for over 10 years. We raise Wishard Bronze Turkey; this is a particular strain of the standard bronze turkey. This strain is a little rarer than say the Kardosh strain. They are both listed on the ALBC
We maintain our own breeder flock and hatch our own eggs. They love to come over and visit. They love their snacks: sunflower seeds, lettuce, any kind of berries, and their apples. They are very well cared for. They are a part of our Homestead.
Properly raised Heritage Turkeys take 28 weeks to become a well proportioned table bird. Compared to an average of 16 weeks for the Broad Breasted Whites that dominate the stores. A properly balanced diet, is key to development. Heritage Turkeys require a 28% protein diet. We have our supplemental feed custom ground, that include essential minerals and vitamins. Along with all the bugs, grasses they can find. Our birds are very well proportioned.
Heritage Turkeys will develop a thin layer of fat between 6 & 7 months of age. They are actually "self basting".
Cooking your Heritage Turkey is still a critical element in enjoying your meal. We include some recipes along with our turkeys, along with some articles of interest. We want your Thanksgiving meal to be a pleasant and memorable day.
For most people a turkey is a turkey, and a Heritage turkey is not really a specific breed, but is a term used from years ago, before the Broad Breasted Whites were developed for massive meat production. The large whites and bronze of today are never raised to maturity; never have a chance to range. Hence the meat texture tends to be very soft or even mushy; breast meat is usually so dry that most processing plants add a brine solution to give it a little more taste. Heritage Turkeys have a finer and a more dense meat, dark meat is actually reddish to maroon in color. The skin is thicker with a good chew. They are not inserted with a "brine solution to give them flavor".
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