Must have the right customers, those that appreciate quality. Those customer are feeling the pinch, my friend. Everyone is feeling the pinch. That is how "they" think they can take us out. In the end, we won't need "them" and we will take care of our family and friends. Keep on keeping on. Prayers!
In my neck of the woods turkeys aren't even a good sale at Thanksgiving or Christmas I have a few turkeys they'll just be for family and friends. I'm glad your able to sale yours.
You do such an amazing job! All the animals look so happy and your farm is gorgeous! How do you and Saundra do it all? I’m blown away. Just started my small farm this past year and it’s humbling how much work it is! I do love it tho!! Just wanted to say the bit with the turkeys bum rushing the fence like it’s Black Friday, was awesome!! I’m raising my first turkeys this year… a slow grower- Blue Slates. They are supposedly all dark meat. We will see! They are seven months old so they take almost twice as long to mature!! Thank you also for the turkey processing video!! Wishing you continued success🙏🏽
Good advice. I* guess I am just too tight for this market. Hats off to you for knowing your market and providing such quality. I cannot see myself paying over $100 for a turkey. But then you knew a long time ago that I am not your market.
We are thinking about getting back into turkeys next year and adding them to a CSA program. Want to also add a Christmas goose to our inventory next year as well.
Semi-related question: Do you ever have issues with rodents or other varmint getting into your feed? We almost need a vault to keep ours untouched but you seem not to have problems at all. Thanks and blessings
33% loss sounds crazy. I've butchered turkeys but never raised them myself. With meat chickens I find 10% is the loss rate e.g. in a batch of 40 birds 4 will likely die prematurely. Well, with my pigs this winter I guess the farrowing death rate was 46% (stillborns, squishes, exposure deaths, etc.), but that's cos we were flying by the seat of our pants and had a bad set-up. Next round we will do better. (Every piglet who survived the first week did survive to be weaned.)
We raise ab 8 a year for family and friends, definitely expensive to raise them up. We feed non gmo soy free so it really adds up quickly! And there’s a lot of labor in them so I understand what you mean by they aren’t very profitable.
Good morning! The door on the electric netting is genius. Did you make that? Did you have a video on it if you did? That would make our life a lot easier. 😂 Thanks for the advice on the turkeys, we have 13 we need to get sold.
I've never seen white turkeys before. I thought they were ducks at first. I'm used to seeing wild turkeys in the forests around here (eastern shore of maryland) and they have black feathers. I'm wondering, how do you keep Canadian geese and other birds from flocking there and eating their feed?
Must have the right customers, those that appreciate quality. Those customer are feeling the pinch, my friend. Everyone is feeling the pinch. That is how "they" think they can take us out. In the end, we won't need "them" and we will take care of our family and friends. Keep on keeping on. Prayers!
100%. Thanks for watching.
You had some turkey escapees and there headed to Washington DC to meet up with the rest of the flock.
🤣🤣🤣🤣 yep. Going to see if they can get a pardon.
Turkeys?
I'm thinking feral swine
In my neck of the woods turkeys aren't even a good sale at Thanksgiving or Christmas I have a few turkeys they'll just be for family and friends. I'm glad your able to sale yours.
Thanks. Appreciate y’all watching.
You do such an amazing job! All the animals look so happy and your farm is gorgeous! How do you and Saundra do it all? I’m blown away. Just started my small farm this past year and it’s humbling how much work it is! I do love it tho!! Just wanted to say the bit with the turkeys bum rushing the fence like it’s Black Friday, was awesome!! I’m raising my first turkeys this year… a slow grower- Blue Slates. They are supposedly all dark meat. We will see! They are seven months old so they take almost twice as long to mature!! Thank you also for the turkey processing video!! Wishing you continued success🙏🏽
It’s a lot of work but we love it. Thanks for watching.
Praying for you👍🇺🇸🦃🐓Great video!
Thanks for watching.
Good advice. I* guess I am just too tight for this market. Hats off to you for knowing your market and providing such quality. I cannot see myself paying over $100 for a turkey. But then you knew a long time ago that I am not your market.
Thanks Dwight. Always appreciate your comments.
Great info as always. Planning to do our first turkeys this year. Got the calendar mapped out. 👍🏻
Unfortunately in my region no one will pay what it takes to raise them.
That’s too bad. Pasture raised turkey is fantastic! Thanks for watching.
Region??
Honestly surprised I got a reply. Most people on TH-cam don't. But I know y'all are a little different than most. Western KY.
We are thinking about getting back into turkeys next year and adding them to a CSA program. Want to also add a Christmas goose to our inventory next year as well.
Good luck with them. Thanks for watching.
Good information from you bro. Thanks a lot..
Thanks for watching.
Semi-related question: Do you ever have issues with rodents or other varmint getting into your feed? We almost need a vault to keep ours untouched but you seem not to have problems at all. Thanks and blessings
Not really. Once in a while I’ll have something get in a bag but not often.
Yes sir you are Wright
Your craftsmanship is extraordinary! _ "Success is a perpetual journey."
Thank you!
33% loss sounds crazy. I've butchered turkeys but never raised them myself. With meat chickens I find 10% is the loss rate e.g. in a batch of 40 birds 4 will likely die prematurely.
Well, with my pigs this winter I guess the farrowing death rate was 46% (stillborns, squishes, exposure deaths, etc.), but that's cos we were flying by the seat of our pants and had a bad set-up. Next round we will do better. (Every piglet who survived the first week did survive to be weaned.)
We raise ab 8 a year for family and friends, definitely expensive to raise them up. We feed non gmo soy free so it really adds up quickly! And there’s a lot of labor in them so I understand what you mean by they aren’t very profitable.
Thanks for watching.
Love the channel. For me (my opinion only and based on my experience) I have not found any difference in frozen or fresh (unfrozen) meat.
Good morning! The door on the electric netting is genius. Did you make that? Did you have a video on it if you did? That would make our life a lot easier. 😂
Thanks for the advice on the turkeys, we have 13 we need to get sold.
I got that from Starkline netting I think. Can’t remember. It is very nice. Thanks for watching.
"Bacon" that's classic lol
🤣 thanks for watching.
Turkey is good meat! There are so many things you can make with turkey
No kidding! Appreciate y’all watching.
As a retired paramedic, I had to laugh at the RSI. Could you imagine that fiasco!
I've never seen white turkeys before. I thought they were ducks at first. I'm used to seeing wild turkeys in the forests around here (eastern shore of maryland) and they have black feathers. I'm wondering, how do you keep Canadian geese and other birds from flocking there and eating their feed?
Hello....What breed of turkey do you all process?
Dang it! Secondies ..Nooice! 😎 STOC
Good hustle!
@@SheratonParkFarmstee-hee 😂 dang internet lagged! Another great video Chuck 😁! Haven't seen Saundra in a minute, hope she's all good too! 😎 STOC
How much food does turkey need compared to chicken?
It goes up as they get bigger. If I were guessing I’d say 3.5-4x. That’s a guess.
A good guess is better than us (me) not having any idea at all. Thanks a lot and keep up the good videos!
Chuck do you ship turkeys or do you only sell them at the farmers market?
We sell direct from the farm and farmer's markets. Afraid we don't ship.
Where do you buy your poults?
Hoover hatchery.
Can you butcher the turkeys yourself or do they need to go through the whole USDA process butchering?
Yes we butcher ourselves. We have an exemption through our state dept of ag. Each state is different
@@SheratonParkFarms thank you!
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For me lneed job in your farm
What weight range do you aim for with your turkeys? We waited too late this year to raise any, but we plan on raising some next year.
Seems like it’s more of a range. The 16-22lb range covers just about everyone’s need.
Pesky turkeys ruining the shot 😂😂
😆. They wanted to be the star of the show.
@@SheratonParkFarms they definitely got it
RSI??..... one medic to another... thats funny...
😆 not sure why my mind went down that ugly road. I think they would all have a horrible Mallampati score.
Unless your information is accurate and from a reliable source you should not say it.
I heard does not work
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