Author Topic: Christmas Turkey needed?  (Read 3619 times)

Ghdp

  • Joined Aug 2014
  • Conwy
Christmas Turkey needed?
« on: December 16, 2015, 07:17:59 pm »
Now I know this is late but does anyone still have a medium sized organic turkey. Can collect within 25-30 from Denbigh?

Marches Farmer

  • Joined Dec 2012
  • Herefordshire
Re: Christmas Turkey needed?
« Reply #1 on: December 16, 2015, 08:11:24 pm »
I have an August 2015 Narragansett turkey stag but am a bit further than you'd like, in NE Herefordshire.  We're not "officially" organic, but we don't feed any antibiotics or growth promoters, just standard layers pellets.

Ghdp

  • Joined Aug 2014
  • Conwy
Re: Christmas Turkey needed?
« Reply #2 on: December 16, 2015, 09:13:04 pm »
Thanks MF. I Think I need to work out how I could factor it that  sort of journey but I am possibly in Northampton on 23.12.15 so wondering if I could collect on the way home! How big might it turn out??

Ghdp

  • Joined Aug 2014
  • Conwy
Re: Christmas Turkey needed?
« Reply #3 on: December 17, 2015, 09:37:03 am »
Sorry MF but looking at it there is just no way I can get across to you - but thanks for responding.

Buffy the eggs layer

  • Joined Jun 2010
Re: Christmas Turkey needed?
« Reply #4 on: December 17, 2015, 09:57:49 am »
Ghdp,


   my local auction centre has its Christmas bird auction this Sat so I'm guessing that your local livestock mart does too. Failing that the supermarkets, farmers markets and online suppliers will all have organic birds.

Ghdp

  • Joined Aug 2014
  • Conwy
Re: Christmas Turkey needed?
« Reply #5 on: December 17, 2015, 10:59:15 am »
Thank you. Buffy Will look into it now.

Hevxxx99

  • Joined Sep 2012
Re: Christmas Turkey needed?
« Reply #6 on: December 17, 2015, 11:02:44 pm »
Would that be York, Buffy?

Have you got aything entered?

I took some spares once and I bought there a couple of years ago when I had some of my own taken by a fox (or people) but they never seem to say if they're free-range/organic etc

mebnandtrn

  • Joined Mar 2014
  • lower whitley
Re: Christmas Turkey needed?
« Reply #7 on: December 18, 2015, 06:40:51 am »
pm sent - we have a spare turkey!

Buffy the eggs layer

  • Joined Jun 2010
Re: Christmas Turkey needed?
« Reply #8 on: December 18, 2015, 09:47:56 am »
Yes it would be Hex,


            no I havent got any entered. I only had a few this year and they went to local smallholders who needed companions for lonely stags or to meet the demands of the dining table. Mine were heritage too so slower maturing.


 I dont do organic though, only free range. So if you are keen to know exactly what goes into your bird, you would be mortified by what my lot snack on. ;D  Worms, dirt, stuff thrown out for the birds, pig feed etc ::)

[/size][size=78%]  [/size][/size]I'm getting mine from my neighbour who does free range commercials and finishes them on the wheat from nextdoors so its all very local. He does small ones and larger strains in smallish numbers. About 15 mins from York Auction centre so if you want the number please pm me. [size=78%]

Ghdp

  • Joined Aug 2014
  • Conwy
Re: Christmas Turkey needed?
« Reply #9 on: December 18, 2015, 10:49:56 am »
Thanks all. Now sorted :excited:

 

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