A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

[feedman77]

Got home from work checked incubator as should have some chicken eggs about to hatch. Moved 6 of 7 to hatcher.

Had a tray with turkey eggs one was about zipped out. Saw 5 more pips. Out of the 5 that were pipped 3 were glazed over and dead. Way too much moisture I guess. Moved other 2 to Hatcher. Maybe will have a couple more poults tomorrow. When what's in the incubator is done shutting her down. August 1st.

I'm still getting 2 to 3 eggs a day from the 6 hens I saved back. Eating and baking with these.

 

[duluthralphie]

A lot of grey showing. Narri x palm or opposite cross. Can't remember all your birds. Is that a possible cross

Yep,

 

[FredsGobblers]

I had an issue with this hatch going on also with moisture. 2 pipped and died bubbles from beak. Humidity shot all the way up to 89 with all the hatching. hopefully under control and no more losses

 

[R2elk]

View attachment 1844304 View attachment 1844307 View attachment 1844309 View attachment 1844310 View attachment 1844312 R2elk, hazard a guess on this guy. I really like him and assume he is some kind of bronze.... but

I think it might be a Narragansett.

 

[duluthralphie]

I think it might be a Narragansett.

Is that possible?

I think he is a gorgeous guy, said in a non-gay way...

I suppose a couple years of them breeding however they want it could happen because of the Royal Palms..


If he is I am ecstatic. I always wanted one of them..


Now if an accidental sweetgrass would just appear.

 

[R2elk]

Yes it is possible. There is only one color gene different between a Bronze and a Narragansett. You had a Narragansett Semi-Color Semi-Gray hen (bb1 Ccg n-) from a Royal Palm tom mating with a Bronze hen. If she mated with a Bronze tom (bb CC NN), one of the versions that she could have produced is a Bronze tom (bb CC Nn) carrying the hidden recessive Narragansett gene. If that tom mated with her, they together could have produced a Narragansett (bb CC nn).

If I remember correctly you have had her the required number of breeding years to get this result.

You probably have the necessary genes to produce your own Sweetgrass because there is only one color gene different between a Royal Palm (b1b1 cgcg nn or n-) and a Sweetgrass (b1b1 cgcg NN or N-).

 

[duluthralphie]

Yes it is possible. There is only one color gene different between a Bronze and a Narragansett. You had a Narragansett Semi-Color Semi-Gray hen (bb1 Ccg n-) from a Royal Palm tom mating with a Bronze hen. If she mated with a Bronze tom (bb CC NN), one of the versions that she could have produced is a Bronze tom (bb CC Nn) carrying the hidden recessive Narragansett gene. If that tom mated with her, they together could have produced a Narragansett (bb CC nn).

If I remember correctly you have had her the required number of breeding years to get this result.

You probably have the necessary genes to produce your own Sweetgrass because there is only one color gene different between a Royal Palm (b1b1 cgcg nn or n-) and a Sweetgrass (b1b1 cgcg NN or N-).

Would it be possible to know which ones to mate to get the best chance of a sweetgrass? (Without expensive gene testing)

 

[R2elk]

Would it be possible to know which ones to mate to get the best chance of a sweetgrass? (Without expensive gene testing)

If you had a Black Winged Bronze tom (b1b1 CC) and crossed it with a Royal Palm hen (b1b1 cgcg n-), you would get Cornish Palms (b1b1 Ccg Nn or N-). Mating Cornish Palms can produce Black Winged Bronze, Black Winged Narragansett, Black Winged Narragansett Semi-Color Semi-Gray, Cornish Palm, Royal Palm and Sweetgrass.

 

[Flashpoint]

Is that possible?

I think he is a gorgeous guy, said in a non-gay way...

I suppose a couple years of them breeding however they want it could happen because of the Royal Palms..


If he is I am ecstatic. I always wanted one of them..


Now if an accidental sweetgrass would just appear.

To me, he looks a lot like this guy. Are we close?

 

[R2elk]

To me, he looks a lot like this guy. Are we close?View attachment 1844714

It would help to see a shot from the front.

Porter's Cross Narragansett (bb1 Ccg nn) which still has the heterozygous Black Winged Bronze gene and the heterozygous color and gray genes but has homozygous Narragansett genes. It looks very similar to a pure Narragansett but isn't quite there.