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 Post subject: Meat strain turkeys???
PostPosted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 12:00 pm 
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Some years ago we raised some meat strain turkeys that we got from a hatchery down in Victoria. The growth rate on the poults was absolutely amazing. More recently I had some turkeys from a produce store that were supposed to be a meaty type, but they were nothing like the others. By comparison it was like the difference between a meat chicken and a layer chicken.

Does anyone keep & breed meaty type turkeys for the hobbyist?

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 Post subject: Re: Meat strain turkeys???
PostPosted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 5:53 am 
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I have meat turkeys
largest atm is/are the toms =
weighing in at =
Turkey Sandwich - 35kg
Meat Sandwich [his son] 29kg and still growing
both weights verified by the local Vet
the poults are 2/3rds that size

Turkey Sandwich is only now [2yrs old] not able to breed naturally but he is happy to follow me around everywhere so alls well with the world according to him :roll: :lol:
Meat Sandwich is still able to breed naturally and effective a few days ago is a father :-D
A.I. is needed once they get too big - but personally = I am NOT perfoming that on such large birds!!!
you have to remember there are inherant problems breeding meat birds but done right it is rewarding [insert smilie licking its lips]

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Is there a breed of turkey that is not good for eating i.e not much meat or too tough


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 Post subject: Re: Meat strain turkeys???
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We have 'garden variety' turkeys. I can't say there is much meat on them. They are certainly not meat turkeys. We eat them at about 4 to 5 months and there is enough meat on them to feed 3 to 4 people. If we leave them any older the legs get very tough.

Meat turkeys are great in theory but if they can't mate naturally they are not much use to me. I don't even want to imagine how you artificially inseminate a turkey.


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