I have a sneaking suspicion that the poults I have are not Royal Palms. I ordered them through my feed store, so they were mixed in with several varieties. My first trip, I ended up with 2 Spanish Blacks ( I know, they look nothing like RPs, but the guys there insisted they were). I haven't had turkeys before, so I didn't want to disagree with them, even though I had seen photos on Feathersite. Two days later I had a call: they had made a terrible mistake and my RPs were still there. I went back down and was given two white poults. Sounded good. But they are growing SO much faster than the blacks! Now I'm wondering if I have a different breed. It wouldn't matter much if we were going to eat them, but we wanted them as pets. I know any breed can make a good, friendly bird, but I love the looks of the Royal Palm.
I will post a pic as soon as I can. I was told that RP poults are all white, while the other all white types have a buttery yellow head, but is that accurate? Thanks for any help!
I will post a pic as soon as I can. I was told that RP poults are all white, while the other all white types have a buttery yellow head, but is that accurate? Thanks for any help!