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We started with 4 BBBronze turkeys as a first effort and it's been interesting... One was snatched by a Bald Eagle late in the spring and we ended up with a hen and two Toms. The hen went to a neighbor (I'm guessing 22-24lbs) and the Toms went into the freezer at 31 and 40 lbs. I have no idea...

Ron, Thank you again! I do know of a local-ish source of CCL pullets/eggs. I'll ask around as to other options with the intent of having chicks on hand for late Winter or early Spring. Cheers, dScott

Thank you very much for the explanation Ron. I was really hoping that at least a portion of their offspring would lay blue/green. Fascinating stuff... I'll cull and replace these two girls in the near future. Cheers, dScott

So, we have two EE's sisters that, disappointingly, lay lightly tinted (brown) eggs. Can anyone tell me what the odds are of having Olive Egger offspring when crossed to one of our BCM roos? Here's Cleveland Brown ... her sister looks identical but is almost solid black. Thanks, dScott

Thank you very much Mindylee... I really appreciate the help. Cheers, dScott

Here's a couple of shots (poor) of the girls... Thanks for looking in! dScott

Hi all, We began keeping birds (chickens, ducks, turkeys) this past spring and have really enjoyed it. We've also used BYC as our main point of reference and to date most of our questions have been answered with a little searching of the forums. However, late in the Spring we couldn't help...