Author page: Ian Waterman

Record Price for Turkey Egg

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…

Newquay Zoo – Crollwitzers

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…

Snow and Cold

Living down a tapestry of minor roads and forestry commission tracks we know the local gritting teams are never going to visit.  So as soon as we heard of the forthcoming snow we stocked up.  Subsequently, by the time the snow actually hit everything was securely undercover and fully supplied with a few days feed and water.  In fairness, heritage…