Due to COVID-19 restrictions on large gatherings, organic turkey farmer Mark Chilcott is anticipating an increase in demand for smaller birds this Christmas. "If we run out of small sizes then people have to have crowns or joints or half turkeys basically nothing else we can do," explained Mark. "But we expect to sell out easily this year, demand's really quite good... as far as sales go we're ahead of last year." Many people have predicted the demise of the turkey on festive menus in recent years, but producers say that's not what they've found. Quality not quantity is also the name of the game at Copas Turkeys in southern England they go for happier, stressfree birds, and argue that that's the way to keep up the tradition.
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