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| Annika |
Posted - Aug 31 2007 : 12:12:26 PM
For several years now, I've been thinking about raising a flock of wild turkeys...to me, they are so much more tasty than the dry commercial brands. Plus, I like to know what goes into what I eat. So that is my first idea. We live on land very suitable to them, and it would be an interesting venture.
And, I am craft wise-y and may come up with some suitable crafts to share and perhaps sell
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| Alee |
Posted - Sep 23 2007 : 9:15:02 PM
Oh Annika! I am so excited! I can't wait to buy a turkey from you! :D
Alee
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| Annika |
Posted - Sep 23 2007 : 4:51:39 PM
Well, I have done some reading on wild turkey types. What you tend to get in the supermarket is what is known as a "double breasted" bird. They are invariably what is known as the "broad breasted white" which dominates the market. There are "heritage"turkeys, which are also big breasted and then there are wild type turkeys, which are leaner in build and have a richer, more flavorful flesh then anything you can buy in a store.
First off, we are going to build a Turkey tractor (movable covered pen that you can take around your pasture etc =) ) with a predator zap wire around the base. I then am trying to get the time to read up on the wild turkey natural diet in my local area, so that I can add that to the pasture grazing to try and keep the wild flavour. I'm hoping that by pasture grazing and feeding them wild native plants that I can grow myself, that I can keep the price low enough to make it something that anyone can try. It's still a kind of "wild" experiment, but it should be fun to see what happens. I plan to make a photo page of the whole project which I will share once I get off my duff and get started on it. Here is a pretty clear pic and some information if anyone is interested =)
http://www.laurelcanyonthebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/turkey.jpg
http://www.wild-turkeys.com/wild-turkeys-general-information.htm |
| queenofdreamsz4u |
Posted - Sep 04 2007 : 01:24:16 AM
I've raised the wild turkeys..Just make sure you don't have any chickens that the Tom's can get a hold of..They will kill you hens quickly. I only used their eggs..wasn't interested in the meat.
Obviously, the meat will be much more tender and light if they are restricted to a small sized yard. The meat tends to get a bit stringy and not as tasteful if they are left to free range in a huge area.
Hence, that's one big difference between the wild and the domestic meat. You are able to control the quality of the outcome of the meat. There are quite a few smaller grocery stores that may be interested in purchasing rabbit meat. It was quite a simple regulation..kind of surprized me.
If you want to raise some low fat meat you could consider raising the domestic rabbits..They can be slaughtered at 8 weeks and produce about 2-3 pounds of meat. The taste of the meat is dictated by the seasoning that you use on it entirely. I've even boiled rabbit and thrown in "Crab Boil" mix and it tasted just like crabmeat....This is a southern girl talking here obviously....Anyway, that's just an example of how diversified the rabbit meat can be for your menu 
Good Luck and would like to hear more about what you decide...
Stephanie
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| Huckelberrywine |
Posted - Sep 01 2007 : 09:05:26 AM
The wild turkeys at our place come for food, shelter, and to raise their broods. They have a wide range, how you would keep them? We plan on continuing to make it attractive to our wild flock, and harvest what we need during hunting season. Annika, do you have turkeys there already, or are you thinking of penning them? You'd want to check into regulations on getting stock and raising wild animals. It is an interesting idea.
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| Alee |
Posted - Aug 31 2007 : 10:56:25 PM
Technically an animal is "Wild" until it has been "Domesticated" which is evidenced by both physical and behavioral changes.
Alee
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| janetinva123 |
Posted - Aug 31 2007 : 9:35:19 PM
Are turkey feathers good quills for quill pens (the kind you write with). You could raise them then have a craft of fine quill. pens.
Jc
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| willowtreecreek |
Posted - Aug 31 2007 : 6:17:54 PM
I may be dumb but if you raise them and feed them how are they wild turkeys? I love turkeys and I think it would be great. I tried to buy a heritage turkey for thanksgiving but there is no place local to get any.
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| Alee |
Posted - Aug 31 2007 : 2:52:36 PM
Annika-
If you could keep the price down to something that is affordable to the "average joe" ie "me" I would buy turkeys from you!!
Alee
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