We are very proud of our male
Bourbon Red Turkey ‘George’
[As he is of himself]
Originally from North America, and a
popular table bird.
The Bourbon Red was developed from
the Buff Turkey starting in Pennsylvania
with the selection of Jersey Buffs for deeper colour.
The result was called Tuscarora Red.
Final development was centered in Kentucky and southern Ohio where they were also called Kentucky Reds and Bourbon Butternuts. The name or the variety did not become popular until around the turn of the century when they were promoted as the turkey from Bourbon County, Kentucky.
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We are currently breeding with our young hen ‘Mildred’,
and we have four younger hens to add to Georges harem as they mature.
Many people feel that this turkey is one of the most beautiful of all turkey varieties. It has a very dark, rich, chestnut colour that is edged in black on many of the feathers. The wing tips and the back one half of the tail are white giving it a very striking appearance |
