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Midget Whites
Midget White's were developed at the University of Massachusetts by Dr. Bob Smyth in the late 1950's. They are a newer breed and at time's shown as Beltsville Small White's in poultry...

Ridley
The Ridley turkey originated in Saskatchewan in the mid-1800's. The breed was once very popular in it's homeland until it was seemingly replaced by Broad-breasted varieties, and the breed fell out...

Royal Palm
The Royal Palm was recognized in 1971 by the American Poultry Association. Enoch Carson is largely credited with the first Royal Palms in the 1920s coming from a mixed flock of Narragansett, Black, Bronze...

Red Bourbon
J.F. Barbee is credited with developing the Bourbon Red turkey from a series of crosses of Bronze, White Holland and Tuscarora (dark Buff) turkeys in the late 1800's. Orignally called the Bourbon...

Narragansett
The Narragansett Turkey began as a crossbreed between local wild turkeys in the New England area and domesticated turkeys brought here from Europe. It takes its name from the Rhode Island, Narragansett Bay...

Wild Eastern
Eastern Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) This was the turkey species first encountered in the wild by the Puritans. Range covers the entire eastern half of the United States; extending also...

Blue Slate
They were admitted to the APA in 1874 and are on the watch list.

Ronquieres Turkey
The Ronquieres turkey takes its name from a small village near the Belgian capital of Brussels called Ronquiere. This turkey was bred in Ronquiere on a large scale way back in the 18th century but after the...

Black Turkey
The Black turkey originated in Europe and was developed from wild turkeys brought from the Americas by explorers. It became popular in Spain, where it was referred to as the "Black Spanish" as...