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Are these wild baby turkeys? Found by the road.
The wild turkey poults that hatched here this year were the same size as the heritage poults that came out of similar sized eggs. -
Are these wild baby turkeys? Found by the road.
Since you show your location as the USA, the APA is the governing body for poultry designations. -
Are these wild baby turkeys? Found by the road.
DNA testing when poults. As adults, the frame of wild turkeys is slighter than heritage turkeys who have a slighter frame than broad breasted. When growing up, the wild poults can be distinguished from domestic turkeys by their behavior. They tend to be "wild" in their behavior. -
Are these wild baby turkeys? Found by the road.
The color for Bronze turkeys and the color for wild turkeys is Bronze. Both are (bb) for their color gene. Broad Breasted Bronze, heritage Bronze and wild turkeys are all Meleagris gallopavo. They are all (bb) for their color. In the genus species, they all 3 differ at the subspecies level... -
Are these wild baby turkeys? Found by the road.
Every state has its own rules. Game and Fish employees don't talk about turkey breeds. They only deal with wild turkeys. They don't even refer to them as Bronze but that is their color. Meleagris gallopavo is the genus species for wild turkeys and all domestic turkeys. They differ at the... -
Are these wild baby turkeys? Found by the road.
Look it up. The APA only recognizes one breed and that is Turkey. All domestic turkeys and wild turkeys other than Ocellated turkeys are the genus species Meleagris gallopavo. They differ only in the subspecies. The breed Turkey is broken down into varieties. The APA recognizes 8 varieties... -
Are these wild baby turkeys? Found by the road.
Wyoming claims all wild turkeys and their hybrid offspring if that happens. It does happen. -
Are these wild baby turkeys? Found by the road.
The breed is Turkey. Narragansett poults look very similar to Bronze turkeys which is what wild turkeys are. -
Are these wild baby turkeys? Found by the road.
In Wyoming you can't even get a permit to own wild turkeys. -
Are these wild baby turkeys? Found by the road.
If they are wild, they will look like Bronze poults. I recommend contacting the local game warden or DNR agent. -
Are these wild baby turkeys? Found by the road.
They can eat the shavings. Without grit in their system, they cannot digest them and become blocked up and normally die. -
Are these wild baby turkeys? Found by the road.
Whoever found them should have backed away and left them to observe from a distance. If they are wild poults, the mother would have stayed in hiding while the person was there. It is highly unlikely that anyone would have dumped them because it would have been a death sentence to the poults... -
Are these wild baby turkeys? Found by the road.
Shavings can be harmful to newly hatched poults that don't have grit in their system..