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How much does a domestic turkey weigh?

How much does a domestic turkey weigh?

Broad Breasted White turkey: 17 – 18 kg
Royal Palm turkey: 7.3 – 10 kgNarragansett turkey: 10 – 13 kg
Domestic turkey/Mass

How many pounds did the heaviest turkey weigh?

86 pounds
The world’s heaviest turkey on record weighed 86 pounds — about the size of a large German Shepherd — and was grown more than three centuries later in England, according to Dr. Sarah Birkhold, poultry specialist with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service.

How many pounds does a average turkey weigh?

Toms are grown to an average live weight of 41 pounds, while hens average 17 pounds. Translating this to the retail level, if the turkey you purchased at the store weighs 16-24 pounds, then it’s a tom, if it weighs 8 to 16 pounds, then it’s a hen.

How much does a meat turkey weigh?

Our turkeys have been packing on the pounds right along with us. In 1960, the average commercial turkey—the kind many of us will serve for Thanksgiving—weighed 16.83 pounds. Today, the average turkey is 81% larger, weighing in at more than 30 pounds.

What is the tallest turkey in the world?

Sultan Kösen (born 10 December 1982) is a Turkish farmer who holds the Guinness World Record for tallest living male at 251 centimetres (8 ft 2.82 in)….

Sultan Kösen
Born 10 December 1982 Mardin, Turkey
Nationality Turkish
Occupation Farmer
Known for Tallest living man 7th verified tallest person in history

How heavy was the largest turkey ever?

86-pound
The heaviest turkey in the world was an 86-pound bird named Tyson. Tyson belonged to Philip Cook of Leacroft Turkeys Limited in Peterborough, UK.

Which is the heaviest Turkey in the world?

Heaviest turkey The greatest dressed weight recorded for a turkey is 39.09 kg (86 lb) for a stag named Tyson reared by Philip Cook of Leacroft Turkeys Ltd, Peterborough, United Kingdom. It won the last annual `heaviest turkey’ competition, held in London on 12 December 1989, and was auctioned for charity for a record £4400 (then $6,692)

How big is the average weight of a Thanksgiving turkey?

In 2011, 703.3 million pounds of turkey were exported. The average weight of a turkey purchased at Thanksgiving is 15 pounds. The heaviest turkey ever raised was 86 pounds, about the size of a large dog. A 15 pound turkey usually has about 70 percent white meat and 30 percent dark meat.

Which is the heaviest Turkey in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade?

As part of the before mentioned Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Sonic the Hedgehog became the first videogame character to be featured in the parade in 1993. The greatest dressed weight recorded for a turkey is 39.09 kg (86 lb) for a stag named Tyson reared by Philip Cook of Leacroft Turkeys Ltd, Peterborough, United Kingdom.

What kind of meat does a 15 pound turkey have?

A 15 pound turkey usually has about 70 percent white meat and 30 percent dark meat. The wild turkey is native to northern Mexico and the eastern United States. The male turkey is called a tom.