Bourbon Red Turkey - Straight Run

Bourbon Red Turkeys are friendly, cold hardy and self-reliant. These turkeys are considered an American classic and are commonly kept for meat production since they produce flavorful, high quality, lean and tender meat. Babies are a brownish-red with yellow on their breasts. Mature birds have a dark chestnut and mahogany colored body. The ends of their wings and tails are white. Most of the dark feathers have a narrow edging of black. The shanks and toes are a reddish-pink. They are smaller than commercial strains. At 20 weeks, females weigh 16-18 lbs. and males weigh 25-30 lbs.