modom > wrote in
:

> D and I are going to a friend's place for Thanksgiving, and she tells
> us she's getting an heirloom turkey for the feast. Has anybody had an
> experience with such a thing?
>
>
> modom

I myself wouldn't like a turkey that's been in the family more than 2
generations.

There are many heirloom animals out there, from sheep to donkeys to cows to
now apparently turkeys. These like the seeds are no longer commercially
viable. So only very few breed these animals.