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…
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…
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…
Travelling Turkeys Earlier this week I received an email from the Azores with regard to some Bourbon Red turkey eggs we had sent. Well, we get enquiries from all over the world so I wasn’t initially thrown by the location, but I just couldn’t remember having sent anything to the Azores. A little backtracking soon threw some light upon events. …
We have just returned home from a week working away to find an abundance of turkey eggs in the kitchen all neatly labelled and dated. The first task was to record who laid what and when and then to organise setting the eggs into trays for incubation. As this is the start of the season most of these eggs go into the incubators and…
We are often asked if we send eggs through the post, and the answer is a definite yes. However, there are a few things that you need to know before you place a ‘postal’ order with us. Firstly we only sell eggs when we have hatched sufficient poults to maintain our breeding programs or fulfil our orders. Only then are…