Breeds - Others

Turkeys

The domesticated turkey is a large poultry bird.  The modern domesticated turkey descends from the wild turkey, one of the two species of turkey, in the pastocellated turkey was also domesticated.

The turkey is raised throughout temperate parts of the world and is a popular form of poultry, partially because industrialised farming has made it very cheap ofr the amount of meat it prouces.  The female is referred to as a hen and the chick as a poult.  In the US, the male is refereed to as a tom, while in Europe, he is a stag.  The average lifespan for a turkey is ten years.

There are several colours available in turkeys, ranging from white, buff, brown and bronze.  The fleshy protuberance atop the beak is the snood and the one attached to the underside of the beak is known as a wattle.

Despite the name, turkeys have no direct relation to the country of Turkey and are a native to North America.

We sometimes have Turkey poults available for sale.

These are some of our young Turkeys in the growing pen, just before being moved outside.
Our young Turks are available for sale.
 

Here is a photo of some of our newly hatched Turkeys and Ducklings, even a
couple of Australorps in there as well

Below are some photos of our Turkey boys and girls,
along with some of their offspring, poults.

Below are some of our young boys and girls
  

This is our Bronze Breasted Gobbler

Our Bronze Breasted Boys

Our Sweetgrass and Bronze Girls

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If you would like to enquire about our poultry, we can be contacted at
countrycacklers@bigpond.com