…by Turkish merchants: they called Persian carpets “Turkey rugs;” Indian flour was “Turkey flour;” Hungarian carpet bags were “Turkey bags.” Eventually “Turkey coq” was shortened to “turkey.” Interestingly, the Turks…
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…turkeys were the foundation for the industrially produced broad breasted supermarket turkeys we know today. The broad breasted strains were originally developed from early turkeys like those accepted into…
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…why turkeys make good pets: Why Turkeys Make Good Pets A turkey makes a good pet for many of the same reasons a cat or a dog is kept as…
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…reproduce naturally. Narragansett turkeys were developed in Rhode Island by early settlers. Like the Bronze, these turkeys originated as a cross between Black Spanish and local wild turkeys. They are…
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…baby turkey poults and chicks may brood together, keep young growing turkeys away from older turkeys and chickens. During the growing period, pasture rotation also helps. So does periodically moving…
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…vary either way depending on turkey and feed. Cackle Hatchery® is proud to offer this turkey for your selection, the Bronze Standard turkey. We can not ship turkeys to Hawaii….
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Conventional wisdom says you should never keep turkeys and chickens together, because turkeys are susceptible to blackhead, a disease with devastating consequences. However, lots of backyarders raise chickens and turkeys…
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…just wouldn’t be the same without a big, juicy turkey planted firmly at the center of the dinner table. Thanksgiving turkey recipes are often closely-guarded family secrets that are maintained…
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The Blue Slate turkey is a rare breed of turkey of the heritage turkey and admitted into the American Standard of Perfection in 1874. Past breeding is thought to be…
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A picture-perfect Pilgrim-era turkey, the Narragansett was developed by early settlers as a cross between Norfolk Black turkeys brought from Europe and local wild turkeys. Having its origins in Rhode…
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