Bourbon Red Turkey

Bourbon Red Turkey
  • Bourbon Red Turkey – Sold as Baby Poults Only – No Sexing Available

Seasonal/Shipped April thru Late July.

Your total order requires ANY 3 birds to ship.

MAXIMUM OF 40

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Blue Slate Turkey

Blue Slate Turkey Gobbler
  • Blue Slate Turkey – Sold as Baby Poults Only – No Sexing Available

Seasonal/Shipped April thru Late July.

Your total order requires ANY 3 birds to ship.

MAXIMUM OF 40 

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Broad Breasted Bronze Turkey

Broad Breasted Bronze Turkey-3802
  • Broad Breasted Bronze Turkey – Sold as Baby Poults Only – No Sexing Available

Seasonal/Shipped Feb thru July

Your total order requires ANY 3 birds to ship.

MAXIMUM OF 40

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Links To Poultry Associations And Clubs

These are a few of the many clubs and associations linked to poultry. If you would like your club or association listed, please send your request to:Webmaster, In an attempt to provide you with increased value, we have included some third party links on our site that focus on poultry.  These linked sites have separate […]

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When is Chick Season®?

Chick Season baby chicken

Chick season® for most birds is in the spring. Poultry, like other birds, gear up for laying eggs and hatching them as the days start growing longer in spring. Also like other birds, most poultry are seasonal breeders.   The length of the breeding season depends largely on the type of poultry. Chickens and other […]

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Rooster-to-Hen Ratio — Why It Matters

Hamburg chickens

Chicken keepers who overlook the importance of the rooster-to-hen ratio may wonder why their flocks experience problems. Too many roosters lead to fighting, stressed and over-mated hens, lower egg production, and poor fertility. Surprisingly, too few roosters create some of the same issues. Let’s look at why getting this balance right matters so much. The […]

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Storey’s Illustrated Guide To Poultry Breeds By Carol Ekarius

Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds

Storey’s Illustrated Guide to Poultry BreedsBy Carol Ekarius Choosing the right poultry breed is one of the most important decisions any chicken keeper can make — and Storey’s Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds is the definitive resource to help you do just that. Written by poultry expert Carol Ekarius, this comprehensive, full-color reference guide profiles […]

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Green Muscle Disease in Broiler Chickens

A diagram of a normal chicken muscle and a chicken muscle infected by green muscle

First, let’s dispense with a few myths. Green muscle disease is not a disease. It is a disorder involving muscle degeneration. Second, among chickens it affects only Cornish-cross broilers, but not other types of meat chickens. Third, it is not new, having been identified since 1968. And fourth, green muscle is highly preventable. What is […]

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12 Reasons to Keep Geese

Two geese in a yard

Backyard geese are nearly as majestic as swans, but are a whole lot less expensive to buy and to raise. Not only are they aesthetically pleasing, but they also serve many useful purposes. Here are 12 wonderful reasons to keep geese in your backyard. 1. Goose meat is delectable Most breeds of domestic geese originally […]

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Best Place to Buy Baby Chicks

A baby chick stands on a Scrabble board. The tiles in the foreground spell out "Cackle"

by Cackle Hatchery What is the best place to buy baby chicks? Without a doubt, Cackle Hatchery® is by far the best place to buy baby chicks, along with everything you might need to raise them to be happy, healthy chickens. Here’s why: Largest Selection Cackle Hatchery offers 230 varieties of poultry. That’s more varieties […]

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