Turkeys have a feather coat on, make sure they have shelter away from direct sun. Keep water in the shade to reduce evaporation.
Sorry to say but there will not be any more hatching eggs from our turkeys this year. We seem to have reached this point much earlier than any other season I can recall, and I think the main issue has been the weather. The hens started well and fertility has been fine, but they just haven’t laid as consistently or…
It is that time of year when all turkey breeders need to consider ringing their turkeys, and I accept that many keepers have their own strategy for managing and monitoring this within their flock. However, only PCGB rings are permitted on show birds and any other form of identifier, other than wing tags or tattoo, will result in the judge…
The Rare Breed Survival Trust runs an ‘Ask the Farmer’ event at the Royal Three Counties Show and for the last four years we have taken all the recognised varieties and talked turkey to those who come to the tent. As part of the event a ‘mock auction’ was held in the tent with various items being sold. Immediately prior…
To promote the truly traditional varieties of heritage turkey we are taking an example to the Malvern Show. We will be found in the RBST tent and hope you find time to come along and talk turkey…
At this time of year, we regularly receive calls about the best way to manage turkeys in the hot weather. Hot sunny days can certainly be a problem for poultry, and remember hot sultry nights in the hen house can be equally as difficult. Shade is essential, and during the day your poultry must have somewhere they can get out…
Every year we have hen who just wants to be alone when it comes to egg laying. No matter what we have put in her pen, and although the other hens are contented, she wants to be alone. The first we know of it is when having laid her egg we hear her call to her chums on the inside…
Quite a while ago Newquay Zoo approached us to supply traditional turkeys for their Village Farm. This request fitted perfectly the joint project between Heritage Turkeys, RBST, TCUK and PCGB for placing traditional breeding groups in key locations. So after an early start on Saturday we delivered a trio of Crollwitzers at Newquay Zoo, and were delighted to see them…
Turkeys off to the circus. Yes thats right, and strange though it sounds two of our turkeys have gone off to the circus, and a travelling one at that. It all started when we were asked by Giffords Circus if we had two turkeys that would be suitable for the circus. Well having initially been amused by the concept we…
Please be aware orders are only accepted via our email and must be accompanied by full details of the turkey variety you would like and the number of eggs required. We operate on a first come first served basis and when your place on the list arrives we will contact you. At that time we will confirm a collection date…