Turkey poults practicing their balance. Raising turkeys entails food — and fun. Learn how to raise turkeys in your backyard and how to raise turkeys for meat and eggs. There’s so much to enjoy about ...

Before the mass-breeding programs of the early 20th century, turkeys took roughly 28 weeks to get to their full size, growing at an estimated rate of about 0.75 to 1 pound per week, according to one ...

Turkeys are an icon of the Thanksgiving table. The National Turkey Federation estimates 46 million frozen turkeys are consumed each year. Although frozen, mass-produced birds are the most efficient ...

Paul Kelly's family farm in England has been selling $500 heirloom turkeys for two generations. Now, after a decade breeding them in Virginia, KellyBronze birds are looking to gobble up America's ...

Life on the Grigg family homestead in Hesperus is good – at least for the turkeys. A flock of 58 birds roam freely, graze for bugs and plants, and roost in a warm shed, protected from wild animals by ...

Ava Moline, a 16-year-old high school student, raises 2,000 turkeys on her family's farm for Thanksgiving. The Moline family has been raising turkeys for five generations, with their operation now ...