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Bourbon Reds are great foragers and do well on pasture. This popular turkey is believed to have been developed from the Tuscarora Red turkey. You are bidding on 6 Bourbon Red Turkey Fertile Hatching Eggs. After losing popularity due to newer and larger breeds for meat production, Bourbon Reds have made somewhat of a … Head: red, changeable to bluish white. Eyes: dark brown. The breed standard indicates mature Bourbon Red toms (males) weigh 15 kilograms (33 pounds), and mature hens (females) weigh 8.2 kilograms (18 pounds). Is there anyone on here that raises bourbon red turkeys? Bourbon Red Turkey - Sold as Baby Poults Only - No Sexing Available. I do have 2 blue slate hens running with my reds so it is possible you may get a lavender mixed in. An excellent meat breed with an exquisite, rich flavor weighing in at 18 to 30 pounds, you can't go wrong with these beauties.
Seasonal/Shipped April thru Late July. The Bourbon Red turkey is a breed of domestic turkey from United States. Your total order requires ANY 3 birds to ship. These are my actual birds, pics taken with iPhone. The Tuscarora, or Tuscawara, was developed in Pennsylvania by selecting Buffs for darker color. The Bourbon Red turkey is named after Bourbon County in Kentucky’s Bluegrass Region, where it originated in the late 1800s. Shipped with USPS Priority Mail Medium Flat Rate Box. It is named for Bourbon County, Kentucky and also for it’s unique reddish plumage. Bourbon Red turkeys are raised primarily for meat and are well loved by many small scale homesteaders for their heritage breed qualities and majestic appearance in the farmyard. Shipped with USPS Priority Mail Medium Flat Rate Box. Get them while they last
You are bidding on 6 Bourbon Red Turkey Fertile Hatching Eggs. They are vicious little things when they’re babies (if you don’t believe me, watch one baby turkey drag another baby around by it’s little toothpick leg) and then they turn into funny, proud, beautiful birds as adults. And it was actually originated in Kentucky and Pennsylvania in the late nineteenth century. The Bourbon Red is a popular heritage turkey breed developed in Pennsylvania and Kentucky in the late 1800's.
The Bourbon Red turkey is named for Bourbon County in Kentucky's Bluegrass region where it originated in the late 1800's. The Bourbon Red turkey is named for Bourbon County in Kentucky’s Bluegrass region where it originated in the late 1800’s. The American Poultry Association admitted the Bourbon Red Turkey into the American Standard of Perfection in 1909. We're struggling to hatch out our eggs. The Bourbon Red turkey is a breed of domestic turkey named for its unique reddish plumage and for Bourbon County, Kentucky. The Bourbon Red Turkey's history starts in Bourbon County Kentucky, where the turkey was bred to have a broad breast and flavorful meat.