Broad breasted bronze

BROAD BREASTED BRONZE
  • Most popular and heaviest variety of turkey
  • As the name indicates, it is having a broad and prominent chest region and bronze coloured feathers
  • The males and females at maturity weigh 15-18 kg and 12-13 kg, respectively
  • Most of the present day hybrid turkeys are crosses of different strains of Broad Breasted Bronze or Beltsville White
  • One of the common hybrid turkeys popular in North America is Nicholas Turkey. It is the cross of the Broad Breasted Bronze and Beltsville white
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