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Nov. 25, 2009
Bird of a Different Feather
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Are all turkeys created equal? Maybe not. A growing number of Americans are forking over hundreds of dollars for "heritage turkeys" for their Thanksgiving spreads, experts say. What's so special about heritage birds? We visit Garden of Eve, an organic farm in Riverhead, NY, to find out.
Produced by Flora Lichtman. Carl Flatow contributed to this video. Images courtesy of Michael Hulet, US FWS, Prelinger Archives
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