A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

[shawluvsbirds]

He's back.
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That's a crochet owl my mil made.

 

[R2elk]

He's absolutely beautiful! But not what you want to see near your coops!

I don't have a problem with them. The poultry small enough to be in danger are shut in at night. There are plenty of Collared Doves, voles, mice and skunks to keep him occupied. I had a major vole problem in the garden this year withing 10' of where he is sitting.

He is keeping an eye on the wild hen. She made sure that she is on the roosts underneath the netting tonight.

 

[Bantambird]

the fact that they are the major predator of skunks is a definite plus in their favor. They are lucky not to have much in the way of olfactory senses.

 

[Bantambird]

Could this guy be a b'b blue Narragansett? He's got the bronze type wing barring but it's not very predominant. What do you guys think?

 

[duluthralphie]

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Could this guy be a b'b blue Narragansett? He's got the bronze type wing barring but it's not very predominant. What do you guys think?

Rusty skate..

 

[Bantambird]

Here is the tri colored mottled rusty slate

 

[austria89]

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Could this guy be a b'b blue Narragansett? He's got the bronze type wing barring but it's not very predominant. What do you guys think?

This is a Red Slate. The barring is usually not very visible even in pure bb birds.

I added a few more pictures of the different varieties to my website (~20).
Blue Narragansett pictures can also be found there.
They have a lighter color (especially primary covers and tail).

https://turkey-color-genetics.com/2021/04/10/genotypes-phenotypes/

 

[OneMountainAcres]

Now I have to get a picture of my Rusty to see exactly what he is, since we're on this topic. I'm assuming rusty slate but maybe red slate lol

 

[austria89]

Now I have to get a picture of my Rusty to see exactly what he is, since we're on this topic. I'm assuming rusty slate but maybe red slate lol

It's definitely not a Rusty Slate as those are black-based. The bird in the pictures is definitely bronze-based.

 

[OneMountainAcres]

It's definitely not a Rusty Slate as those are black-based. The bird in the pictures is definitely bronze-based.

I was talking about my boy, named Rusty lol. I want to know exactly what he is.