Turkeys?

[lindreth]

So we're hoping to have a thanksgiving get together in a couple of weeks. The cornerstone of all good T-day dinners is the turkey. Had a quick look in Countdown yesterday and found a 5kg turkey priced at $75
How much???!!!!!
We had a look in New World today and found the same. Why are turkeys so expensive? Is there any cheap purveyors of turkey out there? Haven't had a chance to go to the butchers yet but we will be looking there too.

TIA

Gareth

[benandclare]

No good for this year but we aim to rear our own for Christmas 2010

[GreenMeansGo]

yikes! that price would definitely put a damper on my gratitude
good luck and post your findings so I know where to look next year!

[eassae]

I say just go eat one of those blue chickens on the side of the road near Kapiti.

I really don't condone eating the blue chickens, and I know they are not really blue chickens, but $75.

[victoria24]

what's a blue chicken?

[YouMeAndThree]

what's a blue chicken?

One that's just heard some bad news







(Possibly a Pukeko???)

[Ngeru]

So we're hoping to have a thanksgiving get together in a couple of weeks. The cornerstone of all good T-day dinners is the turkey. Had a quick look in Countdown yesterday and found a 5kg turkey priced at $75
How much???!!!!!
We had a look in New World today and found the same. Why are turkeys so expensive? Is there any cheap purveyors of turkey out there? Haven't had a chance to go to the butchers yet but we will be looking there too.

TIA

Gareth

The price of them is shocking, unfortunately that is the going rate, similar price in Pak n Save too. I truly would not mind if you got a fresh and tasty bird, but supermarkets only ever have the frozen Tegel ones.

Our butcher's price is similar $14 to $15 per kg

[Ana&Steve]

Ouch! So how would you feel about a nice Thanksgiving pork roast?

[Timbo]

Turkey is simply not a kiwi xmas tradition as is is in many other countrys.
A friend shot 13 semi wild ones last weekend and just left them in the bush for the wild pigs. They probably wouldnt be the best eating anyway, given what they are feeding on, but it seems a huge waste of a resource to me.
From what I can make out, Turkey hunting is HUGE in some parts of the US.
Perhaps there is a niche market in here somewhere.

[Sam B]

We've got about 40 wild turkeys with their babies roaming over our fields most days.