Turkeys...are native to North America. The turkey that we eat for Thanksgiving is a descendant of the wild species. A female turkey is called a hen and a male is called a tom.

One of our farvorite breeds of turkeys we have here at the farm is the Narragansett. This beautiful bird descends from a cross between the Eastern Wild Turkey and domestic turkeys brought to this country by European colonists. It is named for the Narragansett Bay of Rhode Island. They are a rare, multicolored, medium-sized breed with hens weighing up to 17 lbs. And toms up to 30 lbs. Their body plumage is primarily black with bands of steel gray. The tail is dull black, regularly penciled with parallel lines of tan, edged with steel gray. They are known for being calmer than most and are good mothers.