After waffling for a few months, we decided to raise turkeys this year. The poults will be hatched on August 28, and they'll be 12 weeks old just before Thanksgiving. They should be 15-20 lbs dressed weight by then, or maybe a bit less. The minimum order from the hatchery is 15 (we bought 16 because that put us in a lower price bracket), so we'll need to find buyers for most of them. Even if there were nothing else in our freezer, we couldn't fit 16 turkeys in there.
So, if anyone wants a homegrown, pasture-raised turkey for Thanksgiving or Christmas, let us know.
another year
4 weeks ago
1 comment:
:) My son is always trying to catch one of the wild turkeys that come up to eat next to our chickens. He thinks he wants that for Thanksgiving! ;)
Post a Comment