So last fall I saw a post on Facebook and bought three turkeys from a friend. And they were a bit easier than the meat chickens to raise and process and made lots more meat. So I got to thinking about actually trying to order turkeys and raising some. This is our journey.
All good stories have a partner in crime. I talked my boyfriend into having the birds delivered to his house and he could bring them to the ranch, so they could live in my garage for a bit. I ordered these from Hoover Hatchery. The minimum order was 10.
They get shipped and Alan picked them up at the post office. They were so tiny. I had their pen set up and everything ready for when they got to the ranch. Alan had had baby chickens before, but this was our first time with turkeys and with shipped birds.
We got them settled into their new pen. Added marbles to the water and food so they could find the important things in life. Modified their box to allow them a home and a place to get warm. And now we feed them and wait about 20 weeks. The last picture is what the toms will look like.
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Deb Stowers Sierra Ranch, LLC 918-607-6094 https://sierraranchok.com/