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Talkin' Turkey

Turkeys -- are not only grown for Thanksgiving dinner. There are also turkeys that are specifically used to produce fertile hatching eggs, just like broiler chickens.

 

 

 

Male turkeys are called Toms. They are grown separately from the female turkeys and for different lengths of time.

The females are called hens, just like chickens. The hens are kept until 14-16 weeks of age and the Toms are kept until 19-20 weeks of age, before they are big enough to process.
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