Blue Slates

[Turkelie]

What quality is this slate? She is part of my trio. I was curious to see if my birds are breeding material. They are from the same hatch; i thought if shes good material then so are the other two. They are four months old.

The trio is splash, blue with black flecks.

 

[Turkelie]

I'll get somemore pictures later when they go to roost.

 

[Turkelie]

Here is more photos. First is my tom,

My hen Kazzy,

My other hen Hope,

They are about to be "tucked in" because they don't go in at night.

 

[Turkelie]

Anyone??

 

[ivan3]

I don't see any problems from the photos. However, if you're looking to show/breed then this bit from 1910 Standard of Perfection might come in handy... Doubt it's changed much: https://archive.org/details/americanstandard00ameriala Porter's info is also helpful: http://www.porterturkeys.com/slateselfblue.htm

 

[PalmRoyal]

From the photos, no one can accurately tell if your turkeys are of any quality. To really determine if a turkey is of good quality, you have to go from a hands on approach.
I believe, in the standard, that it says something along the line of turkeys being bred as meat animals and are highly prized as such. That being said, I would evaluate the meat condition of your birds (breast being given the most consideration and then the drumstick/thigh area being given the second consideration). and then the color and markings.
The actual "shape" of the bird is harder to explain. I will try to word it here, but I may be very incorrect in my words of choice, so take this with a grain of salt until you see what a correct turkey shape looks like. You want the bottom of the body to be carried almost horizontal to the ground. Then you want the back going at a 45* from the tail up to the head with a slight curve. Again, take this bit with little mind because I do not know hoe to quote the standard correctly without actually quoting it (and it making sense).