You don’t need to purchase a turkey during the holidays to make a tradition of visiting Gozzi’s Turkey Farm in Guilford, Connecticut. If not purchasing a turkey, why visit a turkey farm? To get a glimpse of the rainbow colored turkeys, of course!
Rumor has it that the 15 or so white turkeys housed in a turkey pen each year outside the store were first dyed with 100% natural vegetable based dyes back in the 1940’s and the practice has been maintained as a tradition ever since.
To me, the turkeys give more of an Easter vibe than a Thanksgiving vibe, but they certainly are interesting to look at!
Gozzi’s Turkey Farm has been in business over 75 years, developing one of the first strains of white turkeys on the East Coast.
With the rise of large turkey producers, Gozzi’s does not sell the large quantities of fresh birds that it once did at its peak back in the 1970’s, but many families still make an annual tradition of purchasing a fresh Gozzi bird! Many area families also make an annual tradition of viewing the colorful turkeys in the front pen!
This small local turkey farm is located on Route 1 not far off I-95 and the turkeys are in the pen and free to view from Thanksgiving through Christmas during good weather.
Thanks for stopping by!
Remember to take pleasure in simple things, Jackie