Mammoth bronze and BB Bronze....are they different?

[Kickassmama]

I just got three little week old turkey to add to my flock. I assumed they were broad breasted but I wanted to make sure. So when I got home and looked up the list of breeds the feed store had posted prior on Facebook, they listed them as Mammoth Bronze Turkey. Is there a difference and if so, what?? I planned on raising them for thanksgiving, but I am really digging their little personalities and may want to keep two around the property if they happen to have a longer lifespan than faster growing meat turkeys like the broad breasted. If I luck out and get one of each sex, I'd like them to be able to breed without outside intervention you know Thanks so much

Not the best picture but you can see how cute they are

 

[Boichik86]

No, mammoth and BB Bronze are essentially the same breed. Mammoth Bronze is what they used to be more commonly called, now we've shortened Broad-breasted to BB. They will still mature to weights of 35+ pounds. The heaviest turkey on record was an 81 pound bronze! Good luck with your poults.