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Turkey Management

What kind of Turkeys do you raise?

Broad-breasted whites (these are the cornish cross of turkeys)

What age are the Turkeys harvested at?

16 weeks is when we harvest.

What do the turkeys eat?

Organic non-GMO feed. Corn free, and fed a super small amount of soy at the beginning of their life.

Why do the Turkey’s get soy?

Turkeys have a really high need for protein as babies (aka poults) and the only way our producer has figured out how to accomplish this is a little bit of soy and then weaned them off as quickly as possible. Without enough protein, the poults end up

Do the turkeys receive any antibiotics or vaccines?

No antibiotics ever – healthy birds don’t need them. Vaccines for poultry specific disease. We don’t know of any hatchery at scale that does not use these vaccines. Super important to know that these vaccines are not related to humans and are used so