Did you know............

Turkeys are graceful flyers.

Hens gang together to fight enemies (such as roosters and cats).

Hens often nest in pairs sharing sitting duty.

Turkeys want to help when you are changing the oil on your backhoe.

Watching Heritage turkeys living free range in a homestead farm environment is an experience that brings you back in time.  When we started raising Heritage turkeys we never thought they would be so active or turn out to have such personalities.

Check out our page on Turkey Behavior and Turkey Families

The toms are complete show-offs spending their day strutting and displaying their plumage.  They show off their tails and the color of their heads - if the blue head color does not work they try the red color, then the purple.  Eventually one will work..... 

Toms Strutting   <----link to video clip

Really Free Range!

Our turkeys live in a real free range pasture where they can explore, fly, and run as they desire.  They always have fresh grass available and can eat seeds, bugs, nuts, and berries as they find them.

After the almond and walnut harvests our birds have the best time finding crushed nuts and eating every little morsel. 

They will follow you into the orchard and beg you to open a walnut or almond for them. 

They also eat the almonds whole - shell and all.  Not sure how they manage it but they love them.  Cuddles in particular LOVES almonds.

Turkeys love to explore and fly.  We have a large oak tree and the hens have the best time flying high up into the branches and appreciating the view.

A Girl and Her Turkey

Dressed Turkeys available for farm pickup. 

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Fertile Eggs available in the Spring

Spanish Black

Narragansett

Bourbon Red

Available Spring 2011

$36 per dozen - farm pickup only

Poults available in the Spring

Spanish Black

Narragansett

Bourbon Red

Available Spring 2011

$8 for 1-5 day old

$15 for 6 to 30 days old

$25 for one to three month old

Adult Breeding Birds

Spanish Black - sold out till Summer 2010

Narragansett - sold out till Summer 2010

Bourbon Red - sold out till Summer 2010

$50 each

Heritage Livestock
Interested in Heritage Livestock?  Check out the American Livestock Breed Conservancy 

Heritage Turkey Cooking Hints and Recipe

Overview and Hints

Roasting Recipe

Natural Eating

Slow Food USA  - Ensuring survival of near-extinct foods and Preserving endangered tastes.

Eat Well Guide -  Advocating sustainable farming and good food

Eat Wild - Advocating grass fed meats

Local Harvest - Helping people find local small farmers around the USA.  Advocates naturally raised animals.

Contact Information
Wind Dancer Ranch

650-642-1690