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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: Gregoz on October 04, 2016, 08:30:26 pm

Title: Are my Turkeys gonna be ready for Christmas???
Post by: Gregoz on October 04, 2016, 08:30:26 pm

I have 6 BB Bronze Turkeys that hatched on 22nd July. I have them free ranging and feeding them on growers pellets as well as maize/ wheat etc
Are they on track for Christmas???
Don't want to let anyone down!

Thanks!

Title: Re: Are my Turkeys gonna be ready for Christmas???
Post by: farmers wife on October 04, 2016, 09:29:09 pm

We used to buy the Wolstrad strain of kelly bronze day olds that arrived in July so time wise sounds ok. Mixed diet also good.  What I would be concerned about is the finished weights.  Stags are a lot bigger. Getting the birds to comply with oven ready (half the live weight) is fun.  Fingers crossed that they come out 14lbers. 

Title: Re: Are my Turkeys gonna be ready for Christmas???
Post by: Marches Farmer on October 05, 2016, 09:11:23 am

Watch out for the fat layer wheat and maize will put on.  I'd leave it out until the last month of growth.