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Some turkeys are so big they have a hard time walking, but scientists have found ways to breed healthier birds ...

The heritage breed turkeys she’s been raising were considered adolescents at four months old, so the enclosed hatchery is bare in the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving, as the turkeys are old ...

The heritage breed turkeys she’s been raising were considered adolescents at four months old, so the enclosed hatchery is bare in the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving, as the turkeys are old ...

Only a handful of South Dakota producers raise heritage breed turkeys to sell.

Turkeys Beloved as a Thanksgiving meal, the turkey is a somewhat more challenging bird to keep than the more common backyard chicken. Turkeys have higher space requirements than smaller poultry; ...

Earlier this week, we kicked off our 2025 Strut Reporters coverage by breaking down the five key phases of the turkey breeding season and asking our experts—15 of them from all around the ...

Earlier this month, Maurice Uhl, Jr. sold his last large flock of turkeys, ending a 70-year-old family tradition of raising the birds on the farm just east of Sioux City.

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But those colorful, playful and spritely bird breeds are on the rebound as a small group of niche farmers in South Dakota and beyond are once again breeding, raising and selling heritage turkeys ...