Turkey Peeps, Poults and Adults

Turkeys, Turkeys, Turkeys... What stupid birds... Ugly stupid birds... Oh, contraire!!!!
They are such fun to watch and first in line as the very best of the bug pickers.
I'd say that our turkeys were actually one step ahead of the guinea fowl at picking ticks, fleas and ants, not to mention the regular, larger sized bugs they and all the other fowl pick up all day long. Actually...since we've had turkeys free ranging here on the farm, we have not found a tick on a dog, ourselves or anywhere else for that matter.
We have found that each turkey has a unique personality and they are all friendly and curious. They immediately come to welcome you when you pull in the driveway in the summer, but it is also true that they have an ulterior motive for the visit as well.... for they will pick every bug off the grill and bumper of the car as soon as their curiosity with the occupants of the car is satisfied.
We figure we can make many people happy by offering adult free range, all natural fed, turkeys for both the Thanksgiving and Christmas Day dinner table.
Peeps and poults will also be available in season.
We constructed an 8 by 8 foot turkey house against the end of the "Bunny Brothel". We also fenced in a run area to allow them to be out without being near the chickens. They have a yard beside their front enclosure, accessible from the rear of the building.
There's nothing better tasting than a free range turkey!

We are now raising both broad breasted white turkey's for the holidays and a line of heritage breed turkeys called Royal Palms. These are the smaller black and white turkeys that grow slower and remain smaller, but are delicious to eat. The broad breasted breeds grow too quickly and can not reproduce due to their massive size and are prone to breaking their legs. The Royal Palms can reproduce and are suited to live for years in a farm setting as long as they are not mixed with chickens or other poultry.
We are planning to incubate the Royal Palm this spring over and over until we can obtain a flock of around twenty five laying females so we can sell the eggs year round and offer a few males for the holidays. They will bring a nice price for a Thanksgiving or Christmas table fare.......