HERITAGE TURKEYS

Given the extremely low numbers of some varieties, there is a very real danger that they could be lost forever, but at Heritage Turkeys we are doing all we can to halt the decline. We believe the most effective way to retain and sustain the traditional varieties of turkey is through careful management of core breeding stock with surplus birds sold on to an ever-growing band of traditional turkey enthusiasts... At Heritage Turkeys we keep all the UK-recognised varieties of heritage turkey and these are Blue, British White, Bourbon Red, Bronze, Buff, Harvey Spotted, Narragansett, Norfolk Black, Crollwitzer/Pied, and Slate... Importantly we regularly sell to smallholders wanting to rear a few traditional varieties for themselves or friends at Christmas, and we are getting repeat sales which are very encouraging. However, we make no apologies that a proportion of our birds are sold on to be reared for the table, as we firmly believe that it is only by encouraging others to enjoy the..

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