Broad Breasted White turkeys roam their open-air enclosure on the Shenk Family Farm in Newport, N.C. This year all of the approximately 70 turkeys, which will be 14-16 lbs once they are processed, have been reserved for Thanksgiving.Broad Breasted White turkeys roam their open-air enclosure on the Shenk Family Farm in Newport, N.C. This year all of the approximately 70 turkeys, which will be 14-16 lbs once they are processed, have been reserved for Thanksgiving.is already up and running.
"You know, oddly enough, they are looking for smaller turkeys," McDaniel said. They have also noticed an uptick in callers saying it's their first time cooking for Thanksgiving. "He seemed very sincere, 'How do I cook this and make it seem like a turkey to my guests because I really don't want to mess this up?'"Hayes said. Along with her standard food safety tips like making sure the bird is up to temperature, she also advised the man to come clean with the guests.Joe Shenk holds a turkey for his son, Mason, to pet in the open-air enclosure on their farm.
Joyce raises Heritage turkeys, a type of domestic turkey that has historic lineage. He said they committed to raising a specific number of turkeys and their expected size almost a year in advance. His company is also used to selling to chefs at restaurants who often want extra large turkeys.
Don’t eat the poor animals ffs
turkey farmers be like
Cook the big turkeys anyway and donate a meal to an elderly neighbor, or someone who’ll be alone...
Buy the big one. Cut it in half, and freeze half for Christmas
But the big one. Cut it in half, and freeze half for Christmas.
maybe a chicken this year then?
Left over turkey makes excellent sandwiches and nuggets.
$10 for a 2-3lb turkey. $8.50 for a 70oz bag of chicken nuggets. $2 for a can of Bush baked beans. $5.77 for the only medium grain rice selling at Wal-Mart. AND rationing has returned, as the food stocks are still too low due to the hoarding in spring.
Does America understand how to eat leftovers
C’mon people.... ever hear of a freezer and leftovers...! More 1st world problems being whined about, buy the big turkey and enjoy yourselves...!
Only one of my 4 kids likes turkey and she can't be home this year. We're cooking 2 roast chickens and will have soup with the leftovers.
Sell half turkeys. Easier to cook and less waste.
Poor things.
Left overs are the best part of turkey day!
More leftovers, what's not to love? ThanksgivingLeftOvers
i can't wait till election season is over so the virus could stop infecting people between the hours of 7am and 10pm
I’ve always cooked smaller turkeys. They taste way better and aren’t pumped full of growth hormones. Smaller is better. I hate those big 10+ pound birds. They dry out. So some of us have always cooked smaller.
We’re having lobster!
Well too bad! Our consumerism already dictated making them as big as possible, now they want little ones! SMH stupidwhimsofamericans
2020 has almost been “the great reset”. Imagine that, less demand for these overly grown birds, and demand for the size that they actually should be genetically.
I buy from local farmers all year long. But, as a single person, I always buy that smallest anything. Wish there were more smaller things!
produces another non-story.
We are doing “to go” plates for local friends and families to pick up. Our 15 pounder will be gone in no time!
People can always get cornish hens...those are small 'turkeys'
just stop eating turkey!! save a turkey! Thanksgiving in a horrible 'holiday'...
Have the butcher cut it in half and freeze the extra half for sometime later.
And that's no jiveturkey
Come on people! Leftovers are the best part!
this is terrible news
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