Breed Details: They are called Blue Slates/Self Blues and Lavender. A slate is black based with a single dominant slate gene. Breeding: Slate to Slate, you can get Slate, Self Blue or Black. Self Blue to Self Blue, you will only get Self Blue. Self Blue to Blacks, only Slates. Black to Slates, you will get Blacks or Slates. Self Blue to Slate, you will get Slates and Self Blues. They are very friendly and curious. And they can fly pretty good. They are good egg layers as far as turkeys go. A tom will weigh 33 pounds. A hen will weigh 18 pounds. They are slow growers, and do not have leg issues and they can reproduce naturally. |