This breed also received the most votes at the second annual “Timeless Turkey” taste test of nine heritage breeds at Ayrshire Farm. Midge Whites lay a surprisingly large egg for a small hen, ...

Taste Test: Heritage turkey breeds November 13, 2012 More than 12 years ago Penned turkeys look through the fencing on a poultry farm in Evans City, Pa. on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011.

The plump, big-breasted turkeys that will appear on millions of American kitchen tables this Thanksgiving are far different than the smaller, much rarer turkey breeds that once made up the ...

Now known as “heritage turkeys,” many of the ancient breeds almost went extinct in the late 1990s. But those colorful, playful and spritely bird breeds are on the rebound as a small group of ...

“Heritage” has become a buzzword for discriminating home cooks wondering what bird should grace their Thanksgiving dinner table this season. But while conventional supermarket turkeys cost about $1.50 ...

Heritage breed turkeys are making a comeback. These birds taste more like the turkeys that Native Americans and settlers ate in the 17th century, compared to today's Butterball turkeys. Just 20 ...

“Heritage turkeys” almost went extinct in the late 1990s. But those colorful, playful and spritely bird breeds are on the rebound in South Dakota.

The modern turkeys are very different from what our ancestors knew. People wanted as much white meat for as cheap as possible, so, in the mid-20th century, turkey breeds now known as production ...

Not all turkeys are headed for Thanksgiving tables. Tom, all 20-plus pounds of him, will spend the holiday strutting around a pen he shares with several breeding hens. Other turkeys in a nearby ...

Heritage turkeys are a better choice for the homesteader than the breeds developed for industrial farming, with higher feed conversion rates and greater self-sufficiency than their larger relatives.

Heritage breed turkeys typically cost consumers about $7 per pound, bringing the price of a 10-pound bird to $70. Grocers, meanwhile, ...