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Understanding Heritage Turkey Breeds

on Wednesday, August 29, 2018

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Understanding Heritage Turkey Breeds

Basically, there are several types of turkey breeds world over and choosing an appropriate breed is central for a successful rare and this article gives an abridgment of the Heritage Turkey breed: Notwithstanding the fact that they are domestic, these breeds are biologically capable of being raised in a manner that more closely matches the natural behavior and life cycle of wild turkeys. Wikipedia states that the most notable heritage turkeys today come from specific breed. Heritage turkeys are characteristic of having a relatively longer lifespan and a much slower growth and for any turkey to be a true heritage turkey they must meet three specific criteria as below: 1) They are able to mate naturally with no intervention from humans, and with expected fertility rates of 70-80%. 2) They are capable of the full normal lifespan of wild turkeys. Breeding hens are commonly productive for 5–7 years and breeding toms for 3–5 years and also suite free range conditions in

Start-up outlook requirements for a standardized moderate free range turkey farm

Starting a turkey farm begins with passion and therefore several items have to be put into context, for commercial targets, one needs to consider variety of equipment and need to make research on them for value for money, Lisa Turkey Farm notes a few paramount requirements for starting-up a standardized moderate free range turkey farm. Photo of healthy Norfolk turkeys saved from Eastern Daily Press Land , one needs at least an acre piece of land which should be a leveled ground with some short pastures to provide adequate floor for breeding and the apparatus although it also depends on the number of birds to start with (100birds at most) Photo showing a size of an acre piece of land saved from Land Surveyors United website Fencing , this should be another pertinent consideration for all potential free-range turkey farmers, to bar predators from encroaching the farm, according to the Spruce , Turkey fencing should be as high as possible, at least four feet, given t

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