Welcome to Our Heritage Turkeys Page!
We raise White Holland heritage turkeys. Our turkeys live in a pen in our goat barn and will soon have access to their own pasture outside.
Although most of the hens and a couple of toms will be kept for breeding, we will be selling either live or dressed turkeys for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Please see our "For Sale" page for more information.
History of White Holland Heritage Turkeys:
The White Holland was the most important white-feathered variety throughout most of American history. Despite this illustrious past, the white Holland is one of the rarest and most difficult to authenticate varieties today. The White Holland was the only commercial white variety in the first half of the 1900s. The White Holland's advantage has been its lack of dark pinfeathers, and this trait often led to market advantage even though the birds were not as large as the Bronze.
The name White Holland implied Dutch origins for the variety, but regardless of the nature of the original population it was no doubt changed significantly once in the United States, through selection for production qualities and with the introduction of white "sports" from Bronze flocks. Writers of the era debated the distinctiveness of the White Holland, but the continued development of its vitality and size was seen as evidence of hybrid vigor for the cross. The White Holland became a popular variety, especially in New England holding its own well into this century. Though less numerous than the Bronze and smaller in size, the White Holland matured earlier and offered a cleaner carcass than dark colored birds.
White Holland Heritage Turkey Characteristics:
Mature White Holland toms weigh 30 pounds, and mature hens weigh 15 pounds. The breed has snow white plumage with a red to bluish head.
Our poultry are raised naturally. They are fed natural feed, corn, and any bugs they catch as they forage. No hormones, antibiotics, other drugs and/or chemicals are used in our animals.
The two smaller toms for freezer!
