The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: Cjnewton82 on March 14, 2013, 08:19:52 pm
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Good evening all I was wondering if someone could point me in the right direction I am thinking of raising 10 rare breed turkeys (Bourne red) I was wondering approximately how many weeks do they take to reach idea weight for Christmas And what is their conversion rates feeds to weight gain like??
Also pointers on equipment more than welcome.
Kind regards
Chris
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well need to start June next hatch more than you need keep best 4 for next ya res eggs .Size some are big some are small best 38 pound average 14 pounds i do 40 turkeys and 100 geese you will see in October which will be the best feed more in the last 2 months .But always have you re own stock for free eggs you can then sell some young 1s and pay for there food in the Early days .
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I breed Bourbon red, if you hatch them a little earlier (April) then you can get them a little bigger than 14lbs average, but not much more.
Depends on the land you have, if they are out and about and frer range then you get a better taste on the meat as opposed to keeping them inside and bulking them up. At 10 rare breed I take it you more for the love than the money?