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Turkeys are very friendly and social.
They all flock to the front when we come near.
You can see they're getting lots of fresh air and green grass.


Pasture raised turkey is a delicious source of protein year round.  Studies have shown that pasture raised turkey is the only other animal outside the ruminant family of animals (cow, sheep, goat) that is able to produce conjugated linoleic acid, CLA, from the grass it eats.  Please see the beef section for a more thorough discussion on the benefits of CLA.  This makes pasture raised turkey an excellent choice for healthy meat. 

It takes 16 weeks to grow out a turkey on pasture.  We usually start our Thanksgiving turkeys around the end of JULY!  They are raised out on our fresh pastures in bottomless pens until they are 16 weeks old. We feed them a custom mix of grain and organic mineral supplements to insure that you get the healthiest bird possible. They get lots of fresh country air, sunshine, and green grass.

Turkey is a delicious meat that can be made into many, many meals.  We generally roast our turkey and have a feast of roast turkey and all the fixin's.  We then have several dinners of sliced turkey after that.  When it seems one couldn't possibly get one more shred of meat off the carcass, we cook down the carcass to make a fabulous broth and there is always far more meat left on the bones than you would ever expect.  At that point, we usually get at least two dinners of turkey soup.  In our opinion, turkey soup beats chicken soup for flavor, hands down!  Remember, we have a very large family and can still get this kind of mileage out of a turkey.  I would say that one turkey could feed the bunch of us for nearly a week.  Now, that's value for your food dollar!

We raise the turkeys right here on the farm and then as a family, we process them at the appointed time.  This means that the turkey you would buy from us isn't trucked across the country in a smelly diesel semi-truck (with several hundred other birds) to get to a processing facility.  That means our turkey meat hasn't been exposed to highway and automobile pollutants or the stress of being transported.  That means our turkeys are happy until the very end.  You would be buying a healthier meat (if only for those reasons alone) and you would be supporting your local economy, not one from "who knows where??".

Our family butchers the turkeys here on our farm the morning of the "on farm" pick up dates.  You can pick up your fresh birds here at the farm later that afternoon.

The following day, we deliver fresh turkeys to Springfield, MO.  They are packed on ice over night.  They arrive to you VERY cold, but not frozen.

Our chickens and turkeys are sold on a pre-order basis for the fresh birds, and frozen birds are sold 'as available' any other time.

On butcher day, we offer a special "butcher day only" price on the turkeys.

Turkeys that are delivered OR picked-up frozen at the farm are more a bit more.

For the 6th year now, our Springfield delivery will again be at Mama Jean's Natural Market.  This spring, Mama Jean's will be opening a 2nd store!  We will be delivering chickens & turkeys to BOTH stores.  Customers meet us in the parking lot at Mama Jean’s on the scheduled dates to pick up their chickens or turkeys.  We don't have the details of pickup times worked out just yet.  Please stay tuned!  Be sure to visit their store(s).  This great store buys local products as much as possible.  With their friendly staff and great selection, you're sure to be pleased!

If you are looking for a healthy alternative to factory farmed foods, look no further!  Come meet your farmer and see how  YOUR food is raised!

Please see the "Recipe" section for ideas on cooking your turkey.  Quite honestly, we have never fried a turkey, and therefore cannot offer advice regarding that method.

 

Mama Jean's Natural Market
will be opening a 2nd store this summer!
We will be delivering chickens
& turkeys to BOTH stores!
We don't have the details of pick-up times worked out just yet.
STAY TUNED !!

Springfield delivery at
“Mama Jean’s Natural Market”
1727 S. Campbell, Springfield, MO

Pickup at the Farm
13700 Athens Road.  Conway, MO

We're estimating the processed TURKEYS will weigh between 14# to 25#
(If you want a small bird, arrive for your pick-up EARLY !!)

 Out of courtesy to the store, PLEASE
direct all questions to the Bechards.

 

     Pick-up times to be determined

At the farm from 4 to 7 p.m. ONLY

TURKEYS

      Delivered at Mama Jean’s,  $2.65 per pound

      Butcher day at the Farm,  $2.30 per pound

      Tuesday November 25

      Monday November 24

 

Please go to Order Meats page to order your turkeys today!

Please bring a Cooler & Ice.
We accept
Cash, Check, VISA, & MasterCard

 

This is our pet turkey "Jack"

 

Visit our Recipe page for some tips on cooking your
pasture-raised TURKEYS!

 

For a summary of our products, prices, & practices,
please feel free to print off our
Newsletter!

 

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