Aspen Creek Heritage Turkeys

04/10/2023

We are going to start shipping eggs next Monday. 🐣 It finally feels like spring.

02/07/2023

Our young sweetgrass hen was checking out the nesting box quite thoroughly this morning. Will they have the first egg of the season?

Aspen Creek Heritage Turkey produce poults in Ontario and ships hatching eggs across Canada.

01/29/2023

www.aspencreekturkeys.com
Pre-Orders are OPEN! I am limiting quantities of pre-orders this year. Order early so you don't miss out.
FAQ's
- eggs are sold/priced by the dozen
- preorders will be filled by availability and in the order they were placed, so we can not give you an accurate estimate for delivery/pick up.
-if you order more than one dozen eggs or a large number of poults, they will likely come in separate shipments/different hatch dates.
-poults are pick up only
Happy Hatching!

Aspen Creek Heritage Turkey produce poults in Ontario and ships hatching eggs across Canada.

01/24/2023

The website will be open for egg and poult orders later this week, but get your turkey clothing now!

https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1365448506/turkey-themed-unisex-heavy-blend-hooded

12/26/2022

I have spent a lot of time looking for turkey related clothes and always been disappointed. So, I'm designing my own and now you can get some too!
🦃4life

https://www.etsy.com/shop/AspenCreekHeritage

12/25/2022

Merry Christmas from our coop to yours.

12/22/2022

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from all of us! Hope you have a safe and delicious season!

09/25/2022

Cute juvenile sweetgrass group

05/28/2022

Selling a trio of sweetgrass. 2021 hatch. Some penciling, one hen has red. Very quiet group, excellent temperament.

05/25/2022

We did not send out eggs this week due to the wide spread power outages and the holiday Monday. So if anyone is interested in picking up some eggs, we have a few dozen available.

05/18/2022

I have 7 Beltsville turkey poults 3-4 weeks old, available at the same price as day olds for a limited time. Come scoop them up, you won't be dissapointed. They are curious and cute, well started.

04/28/2022

Poults available right now include:
9 beltsville
6 lavender
2 blue sweetgrass
2 rusty slate

04/11/2022

While speaking with Canada Post today I learned that all shipping times are guaranteed once again!
What does this mean?
It means, if your eggs arrive late, you will be able to get a refund for the full shipping cost as you would before covid. So, please remember to let me know if your eggs are late and I will contact Canada Post on your behalf.

Cheers
Jen🦃

04/09/2022

Orders start shipping on Monday. Orders are filled based on when the order was placed, (starting Jan 14) so please be patient as we organize and ship eggs. We will email you a heads up, but occasionally our emails end up in your spam folder, so please check! Poult orders will begin to be filled in the coming weeks, too. Happy hatching!

04/09/2022

Avian Influenza:
Just a quick update to remind everyone that all our birds are housed in secure barns with screened or closed windows. As usual, we practice strict bio-security to ensure your poults or hatching eggs are free of disease.
If you have questions about AI or our management practices, feel free to send a message or post below.
Happy hatching!
Jen

03/20/2022

Let's talk about eggs.
We only ship "clean" eggs, but at home, if you have dirty eggs, it's possible they are still suitable for hatching, but here are some steps you can take to get a better hatch.
In a large farm setting, eggs with "dirt" larger than the size of a quarter are considered un-settable mostly because in a large scale setting, those eggs are more likely to be infiltrated with bacteria and explode in the incubator. On a small farm setting, we can check our eggs routinely, meaning we have a better chance of catching "bad eggs. We can also wash our eggs but there are some guidelines to washing eggs that are important to follow.
First the water temperature matters. If you use water that is colder than your egg, the material inside the egg will contract, pulling bacteria into the egg. The water should be 10 degrees warmer than the warmest egg and atleast 36 degrees.
Use a gentle cloth to wipe off the dirt, no need to scrub.
Let them air dry before setting.
These simple steps dramatically increase your dirty egg's hatchability.
If you find you are constantly getting dirty eggs, it's time to put some elbow grease into your pens, coops and nesting boxes.
Happy hatching!

03/18/2022

First poult if the year in the hatcher.

02/21/2022

You can now *backorder* day old poults.
(It will say backorder, but you can still place your order)

Www.aspencreekturkeys.com

Our first hatch isn't due for a month, but you can get your order in early to be near the front of the line. If you don't want early poults, please put a note in the note section of your order before check out.

All poult orders must be picked up. We do not ship or deliver poults. You will likely pick up on a weekend but arrangements can be made if weekends aren't convenient to you.

Jen

02/19/2022

Our first eggs go into the incubator today! But, just a reminder that if you are hatching early in the year, you need more liquid in your incubator than you do once the furnace or wood stove are off for the year. The spring is particularly hard to hatch turkey eggs because the humidity can rise so quickly as the temps get warmer and our heat sources turn off that you can easily end up with sticky chicks when a few weeks before you had the opposite problem.
Ideally, monitor the humidity in the room you are hatching in, and adjust accordingly.

Happy "almost" hatching season!

02/14/2022

We have flowers and chocolates on our website www.aspencreekturkeys.com ;)

02/09/2022

Got our first egg of the season. It came from our new Bourbon Red breeding group. A good sign of things to come this season!

01/13/2022

Happy New Turkey Season!

Our website is now open for a limited number of pre-orders of Hatching eggs.

We expect the hens will likely start laying in late Feb. That said, we won't start shipping eggs until the weather is better, but you can reserve your eggs today.

Reminder, we don't guarantee shipped eggs. We do however confirm fertility weekly.

Happy shopping

www.aspencreekturkeys.com

12/25/2021

Merry Christmas from our coop to yours!

12/20/2021

Our Bourbon Reds moved into their breeding pen over the weekend. It's a beautiful group of 5 hens and one splendid tom. Great disposition on these birds and excellent colour. They are also a fast-growing, large-framed variety.
We look forward to seeing lots of Bourbon Red poults this spring!

12/16/2021

I've been getting a lot of enquiries about spring poults and hatching eggs. Our website will open again in January for pre-orders. I'm only taking limited preorders this year, so check here often and I will have the opening date posted just after the new year. I will be hatching fewer poults too, so if you want poults, please preorder!

We will be offering the following varieties:
Bourbon Red
Royal Palm
Blue Sweetgrass
Beltsville Small White
Blue Slate ( limited)
Lavender (potentially some colour faults)

We may have some Sweetgrass Poults available, but are changing the focus of our sweetgrass group, so have selected only 2 birds to continue that breeding group and will hopefully have pencilled sweetgrass poults and eggs for sale in 2023.

Wishing you all a safe and merry season and happy new year.

10/13/2021

I hope your young birds are doing well, our group of Bourbon Red turkeys are just about mature and we've selected our breeding group for 2022.

Our barn lights go on in Februrary (just 4 short months away) to ensure an early start so we can do our fertility tests and be ready to ship as soon as the weather cooperates.

We've already had enquiries for next year, so will probably open pre-orders mid January, for those who want an early start.

2022 breeding groups:

Royal Palm
Sweetgrass
Blue Sweetgrass
Bourbon Red
Lavender (pending)
Blue Slate
Beltsville Small White

09/22/2021

I have several juvenile turkeys available this week. 4 royal palm, 2 sweetgrass, 2 blue sweetgrass and one red sweetgrass. Unsexed. Well started and off heat.

09/13/2021

This week only, all remaining heritage turkey poults are $10 each! They are 2-5 weeks old. (Picture is from a few weeks ago)

08/20/2021

Looking for a few extra poults? We still have some Royal Palm and Sweetgrass as well as some nice young gentleman and ladies if you are looking for sexed stock. Send me a PM

08/16/2021

AND THE WINNER OF THIS YEARS BUCKET OF TURKEY EGGS IS CASS CARR!
Pm me to set up a time to come grab them!
🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳