Meyer Hatchery’s Surplus Broad Breasted Turkeys are an affordable option for meat turkey lovers. You will receive a hatchery choice of white and/or bronze in straight run. Broad-breasted varieties are fast-growing heavy, tender, and succulent meat-producing birds. They are the perfect choice for the homestead.
Broad Breasted Turkey Toms will grow to be 38-45 pounds and hens 20-25 pounds on average. Broad Breasted Turkeys are typically ready for processing at 16-22 weeks. Broad Breasted Turkeys are a special hybrid that we have fine-tuned over many generations specifically for fast growth rates for meat production. Because they are a hybrid, you cannot cross a male and female Broad Breasted Turkey and hatch out more Broad Breasted Turkeys. Additionally, for their own health and well-being, Broad Breasted Turkeys should not be kept beyond their processing age of 16-22 weeks.
Age in Weeks | Live Weight Tom (pounds) | Live Weight Hen (pounds) |
Cumulative Feed Toms (pounds) |
Cumulative Feed Hen (pounds) |
2 | 0.88 | 0.79 | 1.18 | 1.06 |
4 | 2.81 | 2.37 | 4.38 | 3.59 |
6 | 6.15 | 5.04 | 10.30 | 8.14 |
8 | 10.57 | 8.37 | 19.10 | 14.62 |
10 | 15.68 | 12.07 | 30.51 | 22.88 |
12 | 21.18 | 15.85 | 44.29 | 32.62 |
14 | 26.84 | 19.55 | 60.17 | 43.67 |
16 | 32.46 | 23.00 | 77.85 | 55.77 |
18 | 37.96 | 26.12 | 97.39 | 68.79 |