Welcome to Heritage Turkeys Website, Home for
Traditional Varieties of Turkey
For some years our Christmas turkey dinner was very
disappointing, they just weren't as we remembered
them. So, having exhausted all the commercial options we
decided to rear our own. From that humble beginning
Heritage Turkeys was born and we now
raise seven traditional types of turkey that
would have been familiar to our grandparents, and our traditional
Christmas dinner has returned.
The varieties we currently keep are: Bourbon Red,
Bronze, Buff, Harvey Spotted, Narragansett,
Norfolk Black and Pied.
Here at Heritage Turkeys we are doing all we can to
help halt the decline in traditional varieties before they are
lost forever. We believe the most effective way to
retain and sustain the traditional breeds of turkey is through
careful management of core breeding stock with
surplus birds sold on to an ever growing band of
traditional turkey enthusiasts.
This website is intended to highlight the diverse varieties
of turkey available, identify why it is important to retain
traditional varieties, inform potential keepers how best to
maintain a healthy and happy flock, and entertain you with regular
updates of our turkeys antics.
If you have any questions about Heritage Turkeys, would like
to know more about the availability of varieties we raise, or just
want to ask a turkey related question, please do not hesitate to
contact us.
Ian
Heritage Turkeys
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