It’s Turkey Time! Here’s Where to Buy the Best Thanksgiving Birds Online

It's oh-so-easy to add a whole frozen turkey to your FreshDirect order. FreshDirect sources birds from family-run Jaindl Farms in Lehigh Valley, PA, where they grow their own feed for the turkeys and selectively breed them for a lean bird that offers lots of juicy white meat without antibiotics. Not a FreshDirect customer? Sign up and get $25 your first order of $99 or more with code WELCOME25OFF.

Sure, they sell specialty meat products like foie gras and pheasant, but D’Artagnan also carries that Thanskgiving dinner staple. Specifically, a fresh, free-range organic turkey raised on an all-vegetarian grain diet. These birds even drink pure spring water! Pre-orders are available now for delivery between November 20 and 24.

Get a fresh, free-range turkey from famed California poultry ranch Willie Bird via Williams Sonoma. We’ve tried them before, and they really are that good, with meat that's “tender and moist with a delicate, sweet flavor.” The birds are shipped directly from California, so if you want your turkey delivered the day before Thanksgiving, order by November 20.

The name Butterball is synonymous with Thanksgiving turkey — and with good reason. Their Thanksgiving hotline has saved countless dinners from turkey tragedy, and their birds are reliably juicy, tasty, and affordable. Looking for lots of leftovers? You can snag a frozen 24- to 26-pound premium all-natural young turkey from your local Target.

Northern New Jersey-based meat purveyor Fossil Farms focuses on sustainable practices and animal welfare, and they source their birds from family-run local farms. You can order a fresh whole bird that’s been fed a local vegetarian diet without antibiotics, steroids, or hormones.

Get back to nature with a pasture-raised turkey this Thanksgiving. These birds are raised as naturally as possible: They live on a pasture, peck at worms and seeds, and are fed a supplemental non-GMO diet. All it takes is one bite to feel like you're celebrating Thanksgiving on a farm.

Check out another pasture-raised option, this time from Porter Road, a Nashville-based online butcher shop that offers quality cuts of fresh meat shipped directly to your door. This turkey comes from Kentucky’s Jolly Barnyard Farm, arrives frozen, and can serve up to 15 people.

Yep, you really can get everything on Amazon – including a hickory-smoked turkey from Burgers’ Smokehouse. The bird arrives vacuum-sealed and fully cooked, along with heating instructions for the big day.

You’ll still get to say you cooked the turkey, but Omaha Steaks takes all the guesswork (and hard work) out of the task. Your bird arrives frozen, pre-basted with brown sugar and honey, and in its own cooking bag. All you need to do is defrost it and cook it — but don’t worry, it comes with instructions. It’s even got a pop-up turkey timer so you know when it’s ready to come out of the oven.

Maybe you want turkey but don’t feel like cooking the whole bird, or maybe you want something special but just aren’t a turkey fan. Harry and David has you covered with a line of ready-to-cook poultry and pork, which includes feasts ranging from turkey and stuffing Wellington to a gourmet ham dinner, complete with all the sides.

Give Thanksgiving a little Southern flair with a deep-fried, Cajun-spiced turkey from Goldbelly. Shipped from Louisiana-based Cajun Turkey Company, these birds are hand-rubbed with Cajun spices, marinated overnight, and then deep-fried in peanut oil for a moist, juicy turkey with a serious kick.