Brindle Turkeys

[Hatch me if you can]

I am just wondering how often this occurs? I have a mixture of heritage breeds and they had a few hatch out this last spring that after some research pointed to "Brindle" being the color variety. I keep them all in a mixed enclosure for the winter and then separate into different breeding pens to get my desired breeding results. I am guessing that there was some pre-separation breeding. (I guess that's obvious).
Last years birds included:
Blue Slate
Black
Wild color
Narragansett
Cream

 

[R2elk]

I am just wondering how often this occurs? I have a mixture of heritage breeds and they had a few hatch out this last spring that after some research pointed to "Brindle" being the color variety. I keep them all in a mixed enclosure for the winter and then separate into different breeding pens to get my desired breeding results. I am guessing that there was some pre-separation breeding. (I guess that's obvious).
Last years birds included:
Blue Slate
Black
Wild color
Narragansett
Cream

Blue Slate (BB Dd)
Black (BB)
Wild color = Bronze (bb)
Narragansett male (bb nn) Narragansett female (bbn-)
Cream ? I am not aware of any cream turkeys.
White (cc)

I am guessing that someone local told you that your turkeys are Brindles but this also is a color that I am not aware of. There are various mottled and dappled varieties.

You can check out many of the varieties at Porter's Rare Heritage turkeys and his Phenotype and Genotype page.

You can also use Porter's Turkey Color Calculator to determine what the offspring could be from various matings.

 

[copper2]

Can you please send a picture of it, I would be very pleased to help you identify it and to find out what it is

 

[copper2]

And a picture of the cream, thank you!

 

[Hatch me if you can]

"Brindle" in the center. There are 2 of them.

"cream" covering up her brood

"cream" with her babies

the rest of the gang..
Any info from more experienced breeders is very welcome!

 

[Hatch me if you can]

Has anyone ever seen this by the way? My Blue Tom likes to go broody as well. He hatched out 6 eggs this year and acted like a hen the whole time during the rearing. Once the chicks got older they all just merged into one flock of youngsters.

 

[copper2]

The Tom is hilarious! Maybe it's genetic because I would like me flock to have toms doing something useful besides strutting all day!
The cream is pretty, you can keep its name, I had one just like it and apparently it's a bourbon red that has some Narragansett's in it which lightens the color.

I think the brindles are red bronzes with some black in them. I'll let you know if I can find anything else out

 

[R2elk]

"cream" covering up her brood

Your "cream" is most likely a Bourbon Buff but if not is definitely one of the buff varieties. There is a variety that includes Creme as part of the name such as Creme Tipped Buff.

If you want an expert opinion, contact Kevin Porter at Porter's Rare Heritage Turkeys. They also have a group on Facebook that discusses turkey color genetics.

Your "brindle" appears to have some Narragansett in it. I suspect that they are among the many varieties that do not have any reference pictures.

 

[Molpet]

https://www.facebook.com/groups/Turkeycolorgenetics/

 

[copper2]

were did you get your broody Tom, Hatch me if you can?