Royal Palm Tom x Narragansett Hen poults

Niswonger45

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Aug 30, 2015
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Today our broody Narragansett hen hatched 13 gorgeous little nuggets. She naturally bred with my Royal Palm Tom. I was wondering if anyone has done this cross before and if so do you have pics of adults from the cross. Would love to get an idea of what these poults will look like. Obviously I am impatient HAHA. I will post a few pics.



 
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Today our broody Narragansett hen hatched 13 gorgeous little nuggets. She naturally bred with my Royal Palm Tom. I was wondering if anyone has done this cross before and if so do you have pics of adults from the cross. Would love to get an idea of what these poults will look like. Obviously I am impatient HAHA. I will post a few pics.
If both birds are pure and there are no hidden recessive genes, according to Porter's turkey color calculator the poults produced will be Narragansett Semi-Color Semi-Gray. Here is the link to a mature tom of that variety. I did not see any pics of what a hen will look like.

http://www.porterturkeys.com/MNarragansettSemi-ColorSemi-Gray.jpg
 
I had this cross happen, and accidentally saved some of the offspring thinking that they were pure narragansett... now some of the F2 are hatching solid white. Anyone else have that happen?
 
I had this cross happen, and accidentally saved some of the offspring thinking that they were pure narragansett... now some of the F2 are hatching solid white. Anyone else have that happen?
One of the possible outcomes from that pairing is Royal Palm poults. When first hatched, Royal Palm poults are white and don't develop their black markings until later.
 
One of the possible outcomes from that pairing is Royal Palm poults. When first hatched, Royal Palm poults are white and don't develop their black markings until later.

Thanks! So, obviously Narragansett looking birds can hide royal palm pattern. Is it safe-ish to assume that the royal palms will breed true to color if I kept them?
 
Thanks! So, obviously Narragansett looking birds can hide royal palm pattern. Is it safe-ish to assume that the royal palms will breed true to color if I kept them?
If the parents were indeed Narragansett Semi-Color Semi-Gray split to Black Winged Bronze, any Royal Palm poults produced will be pure Royal Palms. There is also the possibility of some pure Narragansetts being produced but they will look the same as the Narragansetts split to Black Winged Bronze that can be produced. A couple more pure possibilities are Dark Gray and Black Winged Narragansett.
 
If the parents were indeed Narragansett Semi-Color Semi-Gray split to Black Winged Bronze, any Royal Palm poults produced will be pure Royal Palms. There is also the possibility of some pure Narragansetts being produced but they will look the same as the Narragansetts split to Black Winged Bronze that can be produced. A couple more pure possibilities are Dark Gray and Black Winged Narragansett.
Thanks!
 

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