The Broad Breasted White is the supermarket turkey. It was developed in the 1950s by crossing White Hollands with Broad Breasted Bronze, and quickly overtook the Bronze because white pinfeathers leave a clean-looking carcass. Like its parent it cannot mate naturally and depends on artificial insemination, so it is bought as poults each year and raised to market weight rather than kept as a breeding flock.
Good with kids
Cold hardy
Egg colorCream Spotted
Egg production40–60 / year
TemperamentDocile
BroodinessRare
ClimateCold hardy
PurposeMeat
Weight
Weight25-40 lb
How to spot it
Plumage
All white
Look for
A white turkey with a much broader, deeper breast and shorter legs than the heritage White Holland
