Sylvain Bertrand, owner of a farm in Val-des-Monts, Que., says that not only did he choose to raise fewer turkeys this year, but the individual birds are smaller than normal. "We know that it's going to be less profitable than usual," the Outaouais farmer told CBC Radio's In Town And Out Saturday. Given it takes approximately six months to hatch and fully raise a turkey, that means his birds will be a more appropriate size for any Thanksgiving dinners next weekend. Typically raises 600 birds for ThanksgivingThe farm would typically raise 600 turkeys for Thanksgiving, and double that for Christmas. He believes the smaller, plumper birds will be ample for this year's festivities.

Source: CBC News October 04, 2020 20:15 UTC