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…
Today we delivered a quartet of Norfolk Black turkeys to their new home at Lambourne End Centre where they will become a ‘breeding group’ as part of the joint Heritage Turkeys, TCUK, RBST and PCGB project. Eagerly met by the volunteers and management the birds soon settled in and we are confident they will become a great asset to both…
Turkey Keeper Courses As many of you will know earlier in the year we ran a ‘training event’ as part of the TCUK, RBST and PCGB projects. The feedback from the event has been excellent and this, coupled with the regular requests we get at Heritage Turkeys, has encouraged us to offer regular courses. The courses will cover everything from…
RBST, TCUK and PCGB Training Day As you are aware RBST, TCUK and PCGB joined together earlier this year to improve awareness and status of traditional varieties of turkey within the UK. As part of the project we at Heritage Turkeys were delighted to be asked to run a ‘training day’ for prospective ‘turkey keepers’ who had shown an interest.…
This was the show where the RBST and TCUK, supported by the PCGB, launched the turkey project. Given the number of people who stopped to chat about the turkeys and project I think it safe to say it was a successful launch. We took 10 turkeys from 8 varieties and they soon settled in to the three excellent pens RBST…
Countryfile Diaries Well the Countryfile Diaries program we were involved with was aired this week and the response has been excellent. The hatching egg sequence was particularly well received with lots of interesting comments. But let’s face it who can resist the wonder of one of the miracles of nature and fluffy chicks. Anyway, the most important thing is that after…