Beautiful to behold, these stately lords of the barnyard must be seen to be appreciated. The metallic sheen of the feathers changes from copper to bronze to burnished gold as the light moves across them. Four feet in length, six feet from wing tip to wing tip, a full grown tom will weigh in at about 38 pounds. Hens easily go 22 pounds. No wonder the Pilgrims gave thanks for the wild ancestors of these present-day beauties.
This breed is the best breed of turkey I have ever had . They are good mothers and good for meat.
Recently my uncle and I purchased 15 of this breed and they are absolutly wonderfull. They are doing well and are huge!!
I ordered 15 of these beautiful birds in the spring and can't get over their massive size. They're very gentle and easy to work with. I'm looking forward to getting more of these wonderful birds next year.
These are awesome birds. We got 15 a year ago and butchered all but a tom and a jenny last fall.The tasted great! We just butchered the last two and the jenny weighed 39.7 pounds dressed and the tom weighed 49.5 pounds dressed...huge!!!
We ordered these turkeys and grew them on pasture supplemented with high protein feed. They were huge after 14 weeks of growth. The toms weighed almost 50 pounds live weight with a butchered weight of 39.5 pounds. Now that's a big Thanksgiving turkey. We had to order a pan large enough to cook the turkey in.
Did You Know?
A good way to tell if an egg is fresh is to put it in cold water. A fresh egg contains little air so it will sink.