KellyBronze - Why is a KellyBronze so expensive?

The breeding stock are not high performance egg machines like the modern breeds and the season is much shorter. We collect approximately 50 eggs per hen vs 120
The turkeys are twice the age at harvest, so we have twice the farming cost
They are a slow growing breed, therefore feed conversion is about 30% less than modern white turkeys
The stocking density is 200 per acre vs an average of 16000 per acre for commercial turkeys
The labor cost to pluck the turkeys dry by hand is about 10 times the cost of a modern factory
Hanging (dry-aging) the turkeys and dry ageing them results in a 3% weight loss
All Kelly Bronze turkeys have the drumstick tendons removed to ensure better eating quality this removes weight and costs labour. About 2% on cost. But makes the drumstick a delight to eat.
A meat thermometer is included with every Kelly Bronze free of charge

Our USDA licensed premise is only used for 5 weeks of the year as it is so specialist so our investment costs per turkey are about 20 times more than a factory turkey.