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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: Glaswegian on December 02, 2010, 07:47:00 pm

Title: turkey weight.
Post by: Glaswegian on December 02, 2010, 07:47:00 pm

hi all.
does anyone know how to get a rough estimate of finished weight from live weight for turkeys.
i weighed the smallest of six and she is 14 pounds.(live weight).

                          cheers. johnie.

Title: Re: turkey weight.
Post by: shetlandpaul on December 02, 2010, 09:32:56 pm

about 3.5kg-5kg. depends on breed. meat quanity will of course depend on what they are as well.

Title: Re: turkey weight.
Post by: Glaswegian on December 02, 2010, 09:37:10 pm

hi paul.
the one i weighed was a bronze hen.

Title: Re: turkey weight.
Post by: shetlandpaul on December 03, 2010, 08:16:30 am

then expect about 5kg. let us know when you have done the deed.