{"product_id":"bourbon-red-heritage-turkey-poults","title":"Bourbon Red Heritage Turkey Poults.","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"168\" data-start=\"61\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"101\" data-start=\"61\"\u003eShipping begins at the end of April.\u003c\/strong\u003e If poults become available sooner, we’ll contact you right away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"358\" data-start=\"170\"\u003eOur \u003cstrong data-end=\"203\" data-start=\"174\"\u003eBourbon Red Turkey Poults\u003c\/strong\u003e are sold \u003cstrong data-end=\"234\" data-start=\"213\"\u003estraight run only\u003c\/strong\u003e and come from one of America’s most beloved heritage turkey breeds — admired for both beauty and quality meat production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"736\" data-start=\"360\"\u003e🦃 \u003cstrong data-end=\"383\" data-start=\"363\"\u003eAbout the Breed:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"386\" data-start=\"383\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-end=\"412\" data-start=\"390\"\u003eBourbon Red Turkey\u003c\/strong\u003e gets its name from its striking reddish-chestnut plumage and from \u003cstrong data-end=\"507\" data-start=\"479\"\u003eBourbon County, Kentucky\u003c\/strong\u003e, where it was first developed in the late 1800s. 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