During the cool evenings of October 2002, the white and Bourbon Red heritage breed (off camera) turkeys huddled together to help keep each other warm. The Moores monitor the turkeys closely to make sure that the birds can stay warm at night and cool during the day.

Because the turkeys are so popular, the Moores request reservations early for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Call (815) 432.6238 for a reservation form. (note: turkeys will not be shipped, they must be picked up at the farm or from the Urbana Farmer's Market)

It takes two people to move each of the massive pasture pens so that the turkeys can have fresh organic pasture twice a day. The unique design of these mobile structures enables the birds to protect themselves from predators, wind, rain, and the hot sun as necessary, all while giving them plenty of room to move around or huddle close if the weather turns cold. This is a far cry from most commercial turkey farms where birds are packed in high numbers into barns with little or no access to fresh air, sunshine, or pasture, which can result in them aggressively pecking at each other.