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Live Turkeys Wanted

junglechef

By junglechef
in Chiang Mai

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junglechef Gold Member

junglechef

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Looking for a few live turkeys to have run around my farm. A few mating pairs or whatever I can get.

Any ideas where to look, who to ask etc. etc.

Also wondering about how much they sell for.

Thanks, JC

ezzra Star Member

ezzra

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Shouldn't be too hard to find, this country and these pages are full of them, judging from their action

and comments, albeit not the feathered kind though.....

cornishcarlos Platinum Member

cornishcarlos

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Prices vary dramatically...

Down south you can pay between 500 baht to 20,000 baht but that is for prize winning stock :)

You should be able to pick up a pair for around 2k max...

landtrout Senior Member

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Shouldn't be too hard to find, this country and these pages are full of them, judging from their action

and comments, albeit not the feathered kind though.....

I've run into a couple of prize winners here just recently, although I'd be very surprised to find that these gobblers were still capable of mating.

Perhaps if the price were right, they could be convinced to give it one more go? laugh.png

Oscar2 Gold Member

Oscar2

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I heard there used to be a fellow in Hui Hin who raised them.

Try there Forum.

that's old news. he was taken to the cleaners by a Thai ex-wife and lost everything including his 25 rai turkey farm. this was many years back.

Ombra Advanced Member

Ombra

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Where do you live? In Nakhon Phanom, there is a turkey farmers' co-operative, and there are other turkey farms between Nakhon Phanom and Sakhon Nakhon.

Thakkar Gold Member

Thakkar

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I find it offensive that you are advertising this openly on TVF. Listen, I may have been ineffectual at certain endeavours from time to time, but I'm no turkey.

I cannot speak for other TVF members.

T

sandyf Diamond Member

sandyf

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My brother in law bought 4 a couple of years ago,1500 baht each, has about 30 now. They are just free range on the land and we eat one some time ago but it was like chewing leather.

He has a bit of a problem now, they are not like chickens, they move about mob handed and will attack anything that goes near. Even the dogs steer clear.

Ombra Advanced Member

Ombra

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My brother in law bought 4 a couple of years ago,1500 baht each, has about 30 now. They are just free range on the land and we eat one some time ago but it was like chewing leather.

He has a bit of a problem now, they are not like chickens, they move about mob handed and will attack anything that goes near. Even the dogs steer clear.

I was just as disappointed with my experience of a Thai free range turkey. I think that the one that the wife and I bought last Christmas must have been running around for about two years. It was stringy, tough and tasteless.

ggt Platinum Member

ggt

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You may want to recruit your turkeys from some TVF posters...sorry...could not resist...

Be aware some may be DOA...

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khwaibah Platinum Member

khwaibah

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I live in Chiang

Just for fun, don't plan on breeding to eat but ...

JC.. don't be paying 1500 to 3000 per bird , thats farang ghetto sucker price.whistling.gif You can get live birds in the 250 baht range and I'm not talking Makro.laugh.png

sandyf Diamond Member

sandyf

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I live in Chiang

Just for fun, don't plan on breeding to eat but ...

JC.. don't be paying 1500 to 3000 per bird , thats farang ghetto sucker price.whistling.gif You can get live birds in the 250 baht range and I'm not talking Makro.laugh.png

Typical farang assumption, my brother in law is Thai and the birds he bought were adult breeding pairs. Your 250 baht variety probably don't lay eggs. He is hardly an amateur with poultry, some of his chickens can fetch up to 10K baht.

khwaibah Platinum Member

khwaibah

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I live in Chiang

Just for fun, don't plan on breeding to eat but ...

JC.. don't be paying 1500 to 3000 per bird , thats farang ghetto sucker price.whistling.gif You can get live birds in the 250 baht range and I'm not talking Makro.laugh.png

Typical farang assumption, my brother in law is Thai and the birds he bought were adult breeding pairs. Your 250 baht variety probably don't lay eggs. He is hardly an amateur with poultry, some of his chickens can fetch up to 10K baht.

This is a chicken Chicken.jpg

This is a turkey. turkey8.JPG

northernjohn Ruby Member

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I heard there used to be a fellow in Hui Hin who raised them.

Try there Forum.

that's old news. he was taken to the cleaners by a Thai ex-wife and lost everything including his 25 rai turkey farm. this was many years back.

Not sure as if I see the connection between that being old news and trying their Forum today. There may be some one with more information than that is old news.

sandyf Diamond Member

sandyf

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I live in Chiang

Just for fun, don't plan on breeding to eat but ...

JC.. don't be paying 1500 to 3000 per bird , thats farang ghetto sucker price.whistling.gif You can get live birds in the 250 baht range and I'm not talking Makro.laugh.png

Typical farang assumption, my brother in law is Thai and the birds he bought were adult breeding pairs. Your 250 baht variety probably don't lay eggs. He is hardly an amateur with poultry, some of his chickens can fetch up to 10K baht.

This is a chicken Chicken.jpg

This is a turkey. turkey8.JPG

Its the lowest form of wit.

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