Guinea wild turkey hybrid??

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

I haven't seen any research concerning the shades of the purple neck coloring. It is possible that a darker coloring may signify the presence of two copies of the DSV gene (Dark Shade Variance).

Because of how I have produced Royal Purples, I do not believe the claims about what produces Royal Purples. My Royal Purples are produced by mating my Chocolate cock with a Coral Blue hen. In my opinion, this is not due to a mutation because it happens every year and multiple times. Their claim that Royal Purples have the dominant gray gene is not accurate in my opinion. Other than by mutation it is not possible for the Royal Purples that I produce to have the dominant gray gene.

Huh, that’s wild! I don’t know anything about the genes that control chocolate, but coral blue is two copies of the lavender gene with two copies of the partial dotting gene?

 

[R2elk]

When you have the opportunity, would love to see a picture of the chocolate. I fell in love with the coloring while watching video of one taking a dirt bath!

Chocolate guinea hen

 

[Sydney65]

Chocolate guinea hen

Love it. To me, the neutral blending makes them appear majestic, dignified. I guess because the head doesn't contrast as much.I doubt anyone would refer to her as a"goonie" -atleast not her pictures. Someday. He keeps telling me "no more". But..he also thinks the lady down the road when he was growing up had all the same birds for decades!

 

[ShannonR]

Just a Royal Purple guinea with a couple of white wing feathers.

Guineas can cross with chickens. There are also claims that they can cross with pea fowl. Turkeys cannot successfully cross with anything.

Untrue. As to the turkeys not being able to cross with other fowl, to clarify.
https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/churk-not-thanksgiving

 

[R2elk]

Untrue.

What part do you think is untrue?

 

[ShannonR]

I see the difference, in carriage, in tail, legs and in wings on this possibly hybrid bird. And I do believe it warrants genetic sequencing. Shall I contact my colleagues at U.C. Davis to try to verify, that is if this "guiney" owner is willing to submit DNA? I may be the only one here who believes this is a turkey hybrid, but I don't mind being the odd man out, in the least. It would be fun to find out, either way!

 

[ShannonR]

What part do you think is untrue?

There are DNA verified and scientifically documented instances of turkeys cross breeding with other fowl
Not common, but possible nonetheless.

 

[R2elk]

There are DNA verified and scientifically documented instances of turkeys cross breeding with other fowl
Not common, but possible nonetheless.

Please provide your sources for this claim.

 

[ShannonR]

Please provide your sources for this claim.

I just did. The A.I. bred churkeys are hard to deny.........

 

[ShannonR]

https://academic.oup.com/jhered/article-abstract/28/5/169/856874?redirectedFrom=PDF
More brain food. I understand we are not discussing a chicken hybrid in this thread, but to assume there is no such thing as a turkey hybrid possibility is just not accurate.


In my eyes, this might just be a guiney.