Over Five Decades of Turkey Breeding Expertise Hybrid Turkeys began operations in 1953 with 500 commercial meat turkeys. Since then, Hybrid has grown so that today, the company is one of only two major turkey breeding companies worldwide. Hybrid customers all over the world continue to profit from Hybrid's ongoing research and development programs. Improvement in Hybrid's well established, wide ranging gene pool ensures that various strains of turkeys are available to specifically address every market need.