Turkey farming isn’t a major industry in Montana, but on the open prairie near Big Sandy, one small family farm is making it part of their livelihood.

Carissa Bergren and Joe Ostrom run Flocking Good Farms, a small but fast-growing poultry business that’s finding a loyal market for pasture-raised chickens and turkeys.

Out on their property, the couple raises birds the old-fashioned way, in fresh air and sunshine.

Aneesa Coomer reports - watch the video: Montana Ag Network: couple grows business with pasture-raised turkeys

“Turkeys are really some of the most curious birds. Not the smartest, but definitely the most curious,” Bergren said with a laugh, describing their daily routines.

Montana isn’t typically known for turkey production. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture,

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