Is it normal for Turkens to be this large at 4 weeks?

[SuspiciousChick]

Here they are at one week old. Not the greatest picture, but you can see mine are black and are the same size as the other chicks so far. I had not noticed the little yellow underneath before so maybe things will change.

Cuties!

 

[Tervuren]

I saw this posted somewhere today. Could be???View attachment 4099681

Ooooh I want some of those for meat birds next year! Definitely wouldn’t want them for laying hens/pets though….

 

[Toasty525]

Ooooh I want some of those for meat birds next year! Definitely wouldn’t want them for laying hens/pets though….

They are being advertised as the homesteaders meat birds. Cornish cross cannot be bred because they die too quick. These are supposed to be ready at 10-12 weeks instead of 6-8 weeks like Cornish cross but are able to be grown to full age to reproduce. Cornish Cross aren’t sustainable and can only be bought but these turkens mix are supposedly sustainable for homesteaders. It will be interested to see how they turn out. Will definitely be easier to find their necks on butcher day

 

[Tervuren]

They are being advertised as the homesteaders meat birds. Cornish cross cannot be bred because they die too quick. These are supposed to be ready at 10-12 weeks instead of 6-8 weeks like Cornish cross but are able to be grown to full age to reproduce. Cornish Cross aren’t sustainable and can only be bought but these turkens mix are supposedly sustainable for homesteaders. It will be interested to see how they turn out. Will definitely be easier to find their necks on butcher day

I was thinking less plucking lol.
I do want to add a regular Naked Neck to my laying flock though, they’re supposed to be very friendly birds!

 

[Kasper77]

I picked up 2 Turkens plus 2 ISA at TS 6 weeks ago, and purposefully picked a black turken that was super energetic along with the yellow. The black one was much smaller than the yellow and the 2 isas which I didn't notice till I got home. She is still quite a bit smaller, the yellow is a little bigger than the isas.