Mottled

[warcard]

Okay, so when our Blue Slate Tom breed our Royal Palm hen it is an actual breed? I thought the two boys I have were just mutts. I have a self blue, a slate blue, a black and their sister to breed them to. Which would be best, or none?

 

[jenjscott]

Its an ongoing debate but: Turkeys are all one breed, all the different colors are varieties.

 

[spectrumranch]

We have some Mottled eggs listed on ebay, along with Blues, Blacks, Bronze, Reds

http://cgi.ebay.com/Rare-Mottled-Tu...emQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item1e5b3bf8c5

 

[spectrumranch]

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What is the difference between a breed and a variety?

 

[KOTurkeyRanch]

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What is the difference between a breed and a variety?

If there were different breeds, they would more than likely have different colored eggs(Like ducks or chickens). Every turkey hen produces almost the exact same looking egg granted the spots.

 

[jenjscott]

Well, that argument is that take the size differential between Midget Whites and Bourbon Reds. Some argue that that in itself should be enough to call it different breeds. Others argue that other than that and color, they are the same (snoods, wattles etc) and should be the same breed, just different varieties.

 

[Steve_of_sandspoultry]

As per the APA

Breed: An established group of individuals possessing similar characteristics, and when mated together produce offspring with those same characteristics. A breed may include a number of varieties of the same general weight, distinguished by different color plumage. Then it goes on to combs but that doesn't apply to turkeys

Variety: A sub-division of a breed. Differentiating characteristics include plumage color, comb type or presence of beards and muffs.

The way I read it the breed is Turkey

the variety, Midget, Bourbon etc

Steve

 

[wilds of pa]

there are variants in egg color for turkeys..

 

[turkeybreeder]

go to kevin porter website and see them it would be
blue palm, its porterturkeys.com
you can also join the turkey color genetics group on yahoo.com
or also on yahoo groups rare heritage turkeys

 

[turkeybreeder]

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it would be blue palm turkeys, you can see a picture
at kevin's porter website its porterturkeys.com