Frank Reese Jr. was the recipient in 2004 of his mentor, the great turkey breeder Norman Kardosh. When he was a boy, the old man taught Mr. Reese how to pick out a perfect Bronze.He started crying and said, it’s you I’m leaving it to, Mr. Reese said him: I would not let these birds die off the face of the earth. Mr. Reese is now trying to save on his Good Shepherd Turkey Ranch, an 80-mile drive straight north from Wichita, look as strange as space aliens.
Mr. Reese picked out the turkeys he believes will pass the best genetic traits to the next generation. They are the birds with the right markings, the best builds for a life on pasture and the right ratio of meat to bone. By mid-November, they will be in the kitchens of people who paid as much as $209 a bird.
By Nestor Barrientos.
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Frank Reese's Good Shepherd Turkey Ranch has done more for the proliferation of heritage turkey breeds than anyone since his mentor.
Frank's farm has been awarded the Animal Welfare Approved seal from the Animal Welfare Institute, the highest standard for care of farm animals in the United States.
Congratulations Frank and Good Shepherd.
Visit www.animalwelfareapproved.org for more information.
Beth
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