PIPERS FARM

Pipers Farm’s free-range bronze turkeys are hatched in April, and reared in Devon on small family farms, feeding on cereals, grass, nettles, fodder beet and cider apples. They are at least seven months old when they are “dispatched”, dry-plucked by hand, and hung for 12 days, before delivery in recyclable wool and cardboard packaging.

Free Range Whole Turkey £15.95/kg

From £71.77 for a 4.5kg turkey £4.95 delivery (free over £100) Last orders for Christmas delivery: Dec 15 pipersfarm.com; 01392 881380

KELLYS

Paul Kelly is the turkey king, third generation of the family with its own breed of turkey, the KellyBronze. Kellys is one of the few farms with its own turkey “hens” laying eggs (most farms buy in chicks) meaning it controls the entire cycle. The slow-growing birds are dry plucked and hung for at least seven days. Do follow Paul’s cooking instructions, which give a notably shorter cooking time than most recipes, and produce a supremely juicy bird. Kellys also sells an extra-small turkey (£41.44 for 2kg) which is perfect for small families who want a whole bird, but don’t want to be eating it for days.

Free Range KellyBronze Turkey (price per kg varies by bird size) From £74.12 for a 4kg turkey Delivery from £14.50

Last orders for Christmas delivery: Dec 14 kellybronze.co.uk; 01245 223581

COPAS

Bronze turkeys raised on the Copas family farm in the Berkshire countryside that inspired The Wind in the Willows, and guarded by a posse of 10 alpacas as well as Border collies. The birds are five to seven months old, dry-plucked and hung for two weeks.

Copas Free Range and Organic Bronze Turkeys

From £72 for a 4kg free range turkey

From £89 for a 4kg organic turkey £18 delivery (free over £150) Last orders for Christmas delivery: Dec 16 copasturkeys.co.uk