A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

[stephcraig78]

This is the one we think is a hen. She has much lighter color on her body. The bump on her nose is smaller than the other one.

 

[feistychick]

Stephcraig - I'm going to guess that they are both hens, but I'll wait for an expert to chime in (I'm far from being an expert lol). Nice turkeys!

 

[memphis]

Im guessing both are hens too.

 

[Finnie]

Me too. Is the lighter one possibly a Narragansett?

 

[stephcraig78]

REALLY!! Wow we thought for sure the darker colored one was a tom. We aren't sure what breed they are. We were told when we bought them they were rio grande but they look completely different than each other. Guess maybe one is rio and one isn't. Well guess we might start looking for a ton about their age then. Any guesses on what breed they might be?

 

[Finnie]

Could you get photos that show their wings and tails?

 

[stephcraig78]

Ok let me know if you need better ones.

This is the darker of the two.

 

[stephcraig78]

And here is the lighter one.

 

[feistychick]

Stephcraig- Finne might be on to something, the lighter one could be Narragansett. http://www.porterturkeys.com/narragansett.htm is a good place for pictures of this breed. Actually it's a great website period....makes us want all kinds of different colored turkeys

http://www.pbase.com/image/58974033 Found a decent pic of a rio grande hen, and it's definitely darker than the Narragansett. Might help you with ID of your pair .

 

[stephcraig78]

I was doing some searching myself and yeah I can see the similarities in the Narragansett feathering. Guess a rio grande is more or less a wild turkey variety? Really thinking the darker one is similar to the color and pattern though. Do you know about what age they start getting a beard if they are male?