A few weeks ago, I found myself talking to turkeys. Not talking turkey, mind you. I was talking to some stunning Bourbon Reds with blue snoods, Black Spanish beauties, flashy black-and-white ...

For turkey breeds, they offer Black Spanish, Blue Slate, Bourbon Red, Broad-Breasted Bronze, Narragansett, Royal Palm and Broad-Breasted Whites. Ideal Poultry Shol / Getty Images ...

The food retailer has joined forces with the Traditional Norfolk poultry company (TNP) to reintroduce slate blue, a breed of turkey from the 1800's, saving it from the critically rare list. Breeding ...

Small turkey farmers carve special niche / Mom-and-pop operations concentrate on tastiness in raising heritage breeds By Carolyn Said , Chronicle Staff Writer Nov 25, 2004 ...

Will a heritage breed turkey — raised in accordance with the label’s regulations, namely to allow for a longer and more free-ranging lifestyle — taste better than a commercially-raised variety?

The two most highly regarded breeds of turkey are the Norfolk Black and the Bronze. ... The Slate Blue, a rare breed, has the highest fat content but is very narrow in the breast. The Bourbon ...