Midget White...Not White?

[protodon]

Has anyone heard of any incidences of Midget Whites with a bit of color or in my case some black on their feathers? I got my poults from welp hatchery. The midget whites I got all looked the same until about 2 weeks ago when this one started getting some color. They are 8 weeks now. This is the first time I've had Midget Whites or just turkeys in general, is this common to the breed?

 

[houndit]

I would say it is either a result of getting poor quality birds from a hatchery or, it is part Royal Palm.

 

[al6517]

To be honest you really never can know what you get breed wise when you order from any hatchery. The whole order process is flawed and it is pretty much a crap shoot.

AL

 

[Steve_of_sandspoultry]

It's a Royal Palm.

Steve

 

[A.T. Hagan]

The occasional single black feather in a White Midget is not unusual. That many colored feathers leads me to agree with Steve. It's a Palm or crossed with one.