Let's talk turkey

Both my dad and my husband made their living off of turkeys. My dad started a feed business to feed livestock and then started growing out turkeys. At that time most turkeys were raised in a barn until they got big and then were finished on the range. The turkeys were either black or white. Eventually the black turkeys were eliminated because they had a purple cast through the meat that the consumer didn't like. The turkey business grew as grain farmers needed livestock to supplement their income. Now all turkeys are raised in barns. The farmer owns the barns and takes care of the birds. The company started by my dad owns the birds. I don't know the exact number of birds raised by this company but it is in the millions. All turkeys are started artificially because they now have too big of breasts to get the job done if you know what I mean. They grow to about 50 lbs so you won't find one of these in your oven today as most turkeys are processed for the sliced meat rather than for the whole bird. My husband's job was to travel from farm to farm seeing that conditions were optimal for growing out the birds. When chemo started he had to stop as the diseases carried by the birds could've sacrificed his health. We also were part owner of two turkey farms, one of which we just sold. My picture is our middle daughter a few years ago standing in one of our barns. Now you know everything about turkeys but were afraid to ask. Lisa