Before the mass-breeding programs of the early 20th century, turkeys took roughly 28 weeks to get to their full size, growing at an estimated rate of about 0.75 to 1 pound per week, according to one ...

Known collectively as “heritage turkeys,” many of the ancient breeds almost went extinct in the late 1990s. But those colorful, playful and spritely bird breeds are on the rebound as a small group of ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- It's a turkey with a proud heritage, so much so that gourmet cooks seem to be flocking to poultry farms this Thanksgiving season to buy one. Mary and Rick Pitman say the phone at ...