A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

[memphis]

I ran the calculator too and yep....looks like Adam and Pebbles would produce Red Bronze. Which is very pretty!

Did you notice what a Narri and a BR would produce...a red Narri. Thats pretty too. Just saying....some day if you ever get another tom.

Although if you got a Royal Palm between Pebbles and the Bourbon Red girls you could get birds that look like Holm's pretty boy!

I love that calculator!!!!

 

[OneMountainAcres]

I have to get a good picture of Sweet Pea too. I wish the calculator had the genomes for eastern wild turkey (unless I just missed it). She's eastern wild/Bourbon red cross and I think she looks maybe like a red bronze. I'll get a picture of her in a bit and see what you guys' opinions are on her.

 

[Chaos18]

I messed around with it a little bit as well. First I used T-Bone (sweetgrass tom) over a blue slate female. Than T-Bone over one of the offspring (tri-colored mottled black) and it made some pretty turkeys.

 

[memphis]

Aurora....get a good close up of Sweetpea....all of us "experts" will try to figure her out. We have such a good track record....(Banshee) !!!

Chaos....I LOVE Sweetgrass! I bet you can get all kinds of fun stuff from T-Bone!! I'm going to go check it out on the calculator....(any excuse!)

I'm still trying to decide if I even want a tom. Waiting till spring to decide. I have the Bourbon Red and Slate girls. My choice would be a Narri or a Sweetgrass. Sigh.....just not sure if I need to open the whole door to hatching babies. I can see it getting out of control real easily! They would all be so precious I'd want to keep them all!! I may be living vicariously through all of you this spring when things start hatching!! And things are so zen with no roosters or hens.....

 

[duluthralphie]

I've been messing with the calculator. That thing is really confusing but at the same time really neat. I've just been ppuring Pebbles in as a bronze since that's what she looks like and red bronze would be the only outcome from her and Adam. Though, I doubt I have all the genes correct. Only solution is to test breed

If your like me the subtle differences between the colors and the pictures are hard to tell. So I have to guess. I think the calculator is cool too. But I did find I needed firefox for it to work.

 

[holm25]

Oh Man..Oh Man,,, Oh  Man......Oh man...




The things you opened yourself up to with that line!



BUT I being a sweet lovable non-controversial soul will not touch those lines!

I will print a copy of Annies picture for penguin.

Lol it happens... I was bored after chores and homework... Its not as bad as putting a coat on one our 4 month old calves....

 

[holm25]

Sorry MM... Am I young to pull the most famous children line "Ralphy taught me to talk like that!!"

 

[holm25]

I need a name for this gal... Any ideas??

 

[Chaos18]

Aurora....get a good close up of Sweetpea....all of us "experts" will try to figure her out. We have such a good track record....(Banshee) !!!

Chaos....I LOVE Sweetgrass! I bet you can get all kinds of fun stuff from T-Bone!! I'm going to go check it out on the calculator....(any excuse!)

I'm still trying to decide if I even want a tom. Waiting till spring to decide. I have the Bourbon Red and Slate girls. My choice would be a Narri or a Sweetgrass. Sigh.....just not sure if I need to open the whole door to hatching babies. I can see it getting out of control real easily! They would all be so precious I'd want to keep them all!! I may be living vicariously through all of you this spring when things start hatching!! And things are so zen with no roosters or hens.....

You definitely need a tom

 

[memphis]

Holm...seriously...you put jackets on your calves? AND sweaters on your turkeys! WHERE ARE MY PICTURES! I wanna see!!!!

How is your hen bred? She's cute....too bad she has no head!! Let me think about a name!

Ralphie...I get confused between all the rusty this and buff that, and then you add in some semi-slates or recesive this and that.... I can't tell the difference! There are VERY subtle differences in some of the birds.

Bottom line....if Penquin isn't riding the bus to Memphis....and I decide to get a tom...I think a Narri or Sweetgrass would be my choice. Would love for Holm to send his cute little tom down here maybe for just a few months...but alas...I only have heritage hens!