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Jarrettsville, Maryland -- Lee Swift has been living on her farm for 25 years, but this will be her first season as a turkey farmer. Her Bourbon Red heritage turkeys will be butchered locally and ready for customers to prepare for their Thanksgiving feasts. At $9 per pound, some may shy away from purchasing one of Swift's 20 pound birds--but for her customers, knowing that the birds were raised locally and treated humanely was enough to overlook the hefty price tag. Read the full story here: http://cnsmaryland.org/2014/11/20/talking-turkey-with-grower-of-bourbon-red-heritage-birds/
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I love seeing healthy turkeys that can fly!
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How do you keep the male's from fighting? I have several & they fight all the time!
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I love that dog.
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Don't worry about the Turkeys,, ya won't feel so bad once you look at that big Check for payment of the Bird you sold for market.
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Last night, Thanksgiving Eve, I watched a documentary on PBS about Joe Hutto who studies 'imprinting' by animals and he was given 16 wild turkey eggs to hatch and see what happens with the imprinting. It was one of the most fascinating documentaries I have ever seen and suggest that anyone who hunts or even does''t hunt, to watch the DVD which can be acquired from PBS. It was so fascinating that I dreamed about it! And will not have turkey for Thanksgiving!