Buyer question
How long do Broad Breasted turkey poultry live?
Our Animal Library gives the Broad Breasted turkey poultry a lifespan of raised 4–6 months.
Source: the Broad Breasted turkey poultry page in the Everybarn Animal Library. Broad Breasted turkey poultry in the Animal Library
The detail
Broad Breasted turkeys are commercial hybrids bred for very fast growth and heavy breast meat. They reach market weight in about four to five months, but cannot mate naturally and are not suited to long lives.
- Hardiness
- 2 out of 5 (Leg and heart problems)
- Origin
- Commercial hybrid, US
- Best fit
- Backyard meat projects
What to weigh
Broad Breasted turkeys grow so fast that legs and hearts fail if they are kept too long. They cannot mate naturally.