Raising Turkeys for Meat vs. Pets

We really enjoy raising turkeys on our little homestead We’ve had our turkey, Tarzan, for six years now and he delights everyone who comes to see us with his strutting and gobbling! While we primarily raise turkeys for pets, we have accidentally raised turkeys for meat as well

We accidentally raised turkeys for meat because we got the wrong type of turkey without realizing it If you want to raise turkeys for meat or for pets – here are a few things to consider

Raising Turkey for Pets

If you want to raise turkeys for pets, make sure you get a

Why We Like Raising Turkeys on Our Homestead

We enjoy keeping turkeys on our homestead While this is the first year that we have raised turkeys from poults, we have had a tom turkey named Tarzan for several years
Tarzan came to us after his original owner was busted by his city for having backyard birds in an area where they are not allowed He needed to re-home his birds and brought them all to us Originally, he thought he would pick the turkey up around Thanksgiving and eat him, but that did not come to pass

Instead, this turkey started roosting in the trees, my kids named him