Sex-linked poults?

[JenRacine]

I have a Narragansett Tom and Hen, the poults that hatched are mixed. If they are sex-linked are the boys or the girls the white ones? I don't understand the gene and how it works.

 

[R2elk]

Narragansett bred to Narragansett does not produce anything except Narragansett. They breed true unless there are hidden recessive genes at play.

Your light colored poults with the dark dorsal stripe are not Narragansett poults. They appear to be Sweetgrass poults.

The other poults may be Narragansetts.

 

[austria89]

I have a Narragansett Tom and Hen, the poults that hatched are mixed. If they are sex-linked are the boys or the girls the white ones? I don't understand the gene and how it works.

Your Narragansetts aren't pure, that's why you got some light colored poults.
These yellow poults carry the Black-Winged Bronze allele (b').

If you watch closely, you can see some completely black wing feathers . This is a pretty good tell, that a turkeys carries the black-winged bronze allele (b').

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@R2elk The light poults indeed look like Sweetgrass, but that's actually not possible from this mating. Both of the parents carry the Narragansett allele, and, therefore, they can't produce any Sweetgrass poults (NN / Nn / N-).
The poults actually do not really fit. I would expect so see Royal Palm poults, but RP do not have the dark dorsal stripes (at least the ones I've seen so far).

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@JenRacine For how long do you own this couple? Do you have any other turkeys? Has the female been together with other males in the past 3-6 months?

 

[R2elk]

@R2elk The light poults indeed look like Sweetgrass, but that's actually not possible from this mating. Both of the parents carry the Narragansett allele, and, therefore, they can't produce any Sweetgrass poults (NN / Nn / N-).
The poults actually do not really fit. I would expect so see Royal Palm poults, but RP do not have the dark dorsal stripes (at least the ones I've seen so far).

I agree and am wondering if the light colored poults are not from the said pairing.

 

[Huntmaster]

I would expect so see Royal Palm poults, but RP do not have the dark dorsal stripes (at least the ones I've seen so far).

None of my RP poults have the dorsal strip either.

 

[JenRacine]

Your Narragansetts aren't pure, that's why you got some light colored poults.
These yellow poults carry the Black-Winged Bronze allele (b').
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If you watch closely, you can see some completely black wing feathers . This is a pretty good tell, that a turkeys carries the black-winged bronze allele (b').

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@R2elk The light poults indeed look like Sweetgrass, but that's actually not possible from this mating. Both of the parents carry the Narragansett allele, and, therefore, they can't produce any Sweetgrass poults (NN / Nn / N-).
The poults actually do not really fit. I would expect so see Royal Palm poults, but RP do not have the dark dorsal stripes (at least the ones I've seen so far).

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@JenRacine For how long do you own this couple? Do you have any other turkeys? Has the female been together with other males in the past 3-6 months?

I just have these two they are 2 years old and there are no other turkey here.

 

[austria89]

I just have these two they are 2 years old and there are no other turkey here.

Then it will be even more interesting to see what these poults might grow into.
Please keep us updated.

 

[cmobley]

That’s what I love about mixing my bourbon red Tom and blue/ red bronze hen I get all kinds of weird colored turkeys. I got one last year that was silver colored weirdest thing I’ve ever seen of course that’s the one that got coccidia and died first.

 

[Finnie]

I just have these two they are 2 years old and there are no other turkey here.

Did you raise them yourself for the whole 2 years?