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In reply to the discussion: My nephew just sent a text saying he'll only attend our Thanksgiving if we're serving an "indigenously sourced turkey." [View all]haele
(14,943 posts)Here in California, we don't have many "Indigenous Turkeys", unless you consider Turkey Buzzards.
We do hav some local ranchers who do organic/heritage ranching that includes sufficient poultry - chicken, geese, "wild/hybrid " turkey, duck, pheasant, quail - to sell (pre-order) to local high end buyers and farmer's markets, but the fowl are still pretty much all Eastern US or European based stock (Chicken is not an American native bird) except for the quail.
No Grouse or Roadrunner, either.
As for the local indigenous tribes, they pretty much only raise chicken or duck.
So, good luck. Maybe he can get a hunting license next year and scour the Eastern and Southern back roads in early November for next year's bird...
If he's that set on an "indigenous" or heritage raised bird, best tell him the size you want, have him go to your local Farmer's market to pre-order it - and expect to pay $4 a lb.