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[birdking11]

just wondering whats the most expensive kind of turkey

 

[Oregon Blues]

The poults all look about the same price to me, for poults of equal quality.

Top show lines with a lot of proven big winning are going to cost more, but that doesn't have too much to do with the breed. It is the quality that you are paying for in that case.

If you are talking price per pound on the table, the heritage birds will cost a lot more than the broad breasted white.

 

[Frosty]

If you are talking the most expensive turkey to buy (while alive), I would say Oscellated (if you can even find any for sale).

 

[myfinefeatheredfriends]

Check Porter's Turkeys.... they have many rare and hard-to-find breeds of turkeys to tickle your fancy. We got our Sweetgrass turkeys from there. Here is a link to their site: http://www.porterturkeys.com/

There is also a local hatchery here in my home state of Ohio that just popped up recently. They have over 30 different breeds of turkeys.This is the link to their site: http://heritageturkeyhatchery.com/

Hope this helps!

 

[JiveTurkey]

From what I understand, the heritage Bourbon Reds cost the most for the table at between seven to ten dollars a pound. But if you are talking about live birds and breeding, the sky is the limit. I think the most I've paid for a hen is $300. She was to be part of the breeding program I've started on my little farm, but she was killed two days later by a mountain lion. That same lion was run over by a car and shot the next day. Haven't had any problems since, though I have electrified the entire perimeter of the property and built a large barn for them to have protection at night.

 

[UrbanviewFarm]

If you are talking the most expensive turkey to buy (while alive), I would say Oscellated (if you can even find any for sale). 

That's what I thought too, would kill many to get a breeder pair of those!! From what I understand they are much harder to keep and breed than other turkeys. They are the only type of turkey that is a separate species than our wild and domestic stock here in the US

 

[ivan3]

Have checked prices. It is cheaper to arrange a `hunt' (go down and shoot them) than it is to procure a breeding, adult pair. We considered Ocellated's but couldn't see doing them justice without a large, indoor aviary (climate/preds).

They have produced fertile offspring when `bred' with domestics: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/240266/are-ocellated-x-domestic-turkeys-sterile-or-fertile

If you are interested in current, in depth, info. on this turk, bookmark Jon McRobert's page, at Texas Tech (PhD candidate conducting research on MGO's) dissertation should be available in the next year, or so:

http://cherokee.tosm.ttu.edu/ttunrm/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=76&Itemid=104

Brief video of what he is up to, in the `jungle':

Have been quoted prices ranging from $1500-$5000 (breeding pair).

 

[Frosty]

Have checked prices. It is cheaper to arrange a `hunt' (go down and shoot them) than it is to procure a breeding, adult pair. We considered Ocellated's but couldn't see doing them justice without a large, indoor aviary (climate/preds).
They have produced fertile offspring when `bred' with domestics: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/240266/are-ocellated-x-domestic-turkeys-sterile-or-fertile
If you are interested in current, in depth, info. on this turk, bookmark Jon McRobert's page, at Texas Tech (PhD candidate conducting research on MGO's) dissertation should be available in the next year, or so:
http://cherokee.tosm.ttu.edu/ttunrm/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=76&Itemid=104
Brief video of what he is up to, in the `jungle':

Have been quoted prices ranging from $1500-$5000 (breeding pair).

I thought about trying to get some until I read up on them... Living in ND I decided that it really isn't feasible. Such a shame, they really are beautiful!

 

[UrbanviewFarm]

Have checked prices. It is cheaper to arrange a `hunt' (go down and shoot them) than it is to procure a breeding, adult pair. We considered Ocellated's but couldn't see doing them justice without a large, indoor aviary (climate/preds).
They have produced fertile offspring when `bred' with domestics: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/240266/are-ocellated-x-domestic-turkeys-sterile-or-fertile
If you are interested in current, in depth, info. on this turk, bookmark Jon McRobert's page, at Texas Tech (PhD candidate conducting research on MGO's) dissertation should be available in the next year, or so:
http://cherokee.tosm.ttu.edu/ttunrm/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=76&Itemid=104
Brief video of what he is up to, in the `jungle':

Have been quoted prices ranging from $1500-$5000 (breeding pair).

Come to think of it, I have seen pictures of 'ocellated' stock that didn't look quite true. If I were to try crossbreeding these I would linecross with Ocellated toms and Gould's hens... just a thought. And an expensive one at that!!