Did you know there are all sort of different Turkey Breeds & colors?

For our first go at Turkeys, most were sold out (thanks 2020) so we weren’t able to try as many different breeds as we would have liked.  We got Royal Palms, Blue Slates, & 2 Broad Breasted Bronze.  After raising Quail & Chickens, we felt ready for turkeys even though we knew that they have a high mortality rate in the Brooder (baby pen).  It was still pretty crazy despite tons of research.  They are like little fluffy turtles as babies.  If they fall over on their backs, they can’t get back up.  So we started calling them Flurtles, short for Fluffy Turtles.  It was both heart breaking & frustrating every time one passed away for no reason.  Thankfully, 17 made it to adulthood.  This is them as teenagers in the grown out pen.