miller30 Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 I hatch and rear turkeys so do my own christmas dinner my norfolk black boy dougal came in at just over 19lb im hes in the fridge sideways this is my heaviest yet leanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Wow, how long will he take to cook. I hope he tastes nice. Far better than any shop produce I'm sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zakjon-98 Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Wow! How long did it take him to grow that big? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daxigirl Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Wow Wee what a whopper, bit of Turkey curry next week ? Hope he fits in the oven ok. When my mum was on the phone about which turkey to pick from Tescos yesterday I suggested that the problem would have been solved if I reared the one you offered me. She mumbled something about being vegetarian for the day first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller30 Posted December 24, 2012 Author Share Posted December 24, 2012 He was 30 weeks old and daxigirl i kept a trio back as my breeding group of norfolk bronze for next year you can always come get some eggs when you get a broody and ive been getting all the oh your so horrible off my mother i told her shes doesnt walk around sainsburys saying oh poor chicken poor turkey so put a sock in it Dougal had a great life with me leanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeky Chooky Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Dougal had a great life with me I bet he'll taste all the better for it too...enjoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller30 Posted December 26, 2012 Author Share Posted December 26, 2012 Dougal was so tasty one breast done all 4 of us i have loads of meat left im going to make a quiche today as i have lots of eggs aswell leanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Sounds great! I used to work on a FR turkey farm and our biggest one year was 52lbs (dressed!) - went to the carvery at a posh hotel I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller30 Posted December 28, 2012 Author Share Posted December 28, 2012 OMG it was a struggle to fit dougal in the baking tray let alone a 52lb bird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
