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Poultry and Pets => The Hen House => Topic started by: massa on July 16, 2010, 10:26

Title: X-mas Turkey
Post by: massa on July 16, 2010, 10:26

Hi, i have been considering getting a couple of turkeys for Christmas but was wondering when would i need to get the birds in order for them to be ready for Christmas this year? does anyone on here bring on their own birds for meat? thanks massa

Title: Re: X-mas Turkey
Post by: joyfull on July 16, 2010, 12:25

Grannie Annie has turkeys for Christmas and she gets hers early on in August as day olds.

Title: Re: X-mas Turkey
Post by: GrannieAnnie on July 16, 2010, 13:35

Yes we do!  :D

They are due on 6th August, but anytime from July up to end of September depending on how big you want it to grow.

Holly Berry's at Lincoln sell them, but I don't know if theirs are all spoken for!  they usually are by now.

Title: Re: X-mas Turkey
Post by: massa on July 16, 2010, 16:59

have you got any contact details for holly berrys? i would only want 2 or 3!

Title: Re: X-mas Turkey
Post by: cornishgirl on July 16, 2010, 20:26

What breed of Turkeys do you get GrannieAnnie at the beginning of August?

Title: Re: X-mas Turkey
Post by: GrannieAnnie on July 16, 2010, 22:52

Holly Berry Hatcheries
Station Road Langworth LINCOLN Lincolnshire LN3 5BB
Tel: 01522 754388
Fax: 01522 750855

I have never purchased from them before, but I know they are sometimes fully booked for turkeys by now, but you can only try them.  we have to order ours in February with Kellys in Essex to be sure we have ours.

I know one of our members contacted them the other week and she is getting some delivered to a farm near her, but I think she ordered about 20.  You can only ask!

Cornishgirl, we get Kellys White Plumpies and this year we are getting 12 Kelly Bronze as well.

Title: Re: X-mas Turkey
Post by: joyfull on July 17, 2010, 08:28

and one of those Kelly Bronzes is mine  :) yum yum