Nice friend brought me babies but what are they?

[crj]

My friend brought me over what she thinks a blue slate and bronze cross. I decided to look them up and noticed blue slates are a yellow poult. Since I have dial up I'm having trouble loading sites. So, I was wondering if anyone here can help determine what I may have. I would also like to know if they can be sexed. I asked this because one has a growth which could be that thing on there head. For the life of me I can't remember what it is called. Would you believe I have 3 grown turkeys? A total brain fart going on here. Anyway, the other one has nothing. I was figuring that I may have a boy and a girl.

So, please, tell me what you think. Oh, and they are REALLY cute!

 

[little blue]

we have one that looks like that the parents where blue slate an burbon red.

 

[MissTurkey4]

All poults that have mask are black based. The look like blacks to me except the last picture looks like a rusty black. Black with a red gene.

 

[greenacresinNE]

Here is a picture of my Blue Slate poult -- notice the different color than yours. The next picture is of all of the turkey poults (and a few Lavender Orp chicks) -- the others are black spotted poults. My guess is your are either Spanish Black or a mix (the spotted aren't all that common).

My Blacks are super friendly!
By the way, the thing on the nose is a snood -- all of mine had them, hens too, but the boys' got bigger faster.

 

[crj]

Quote:
YES! a snood..... lol. Thank you. Any reason why one poult has it and the other doesn't? It will be interesting to see how they turn out. Yes, I know my friend has a bronze and a blue slate so I guess the black in them is coming out. I myself have bronze. I suppose during breeding season I will have to keep them separated. We will see. Thanks for the info.

BTW, you have very pretty birds.

 

[crj]

Quote:
I don't know where my friend got her turkeys but it's interesting that their would be red in them.

 

[MissTurkey4]

When you look at them do you see red or is it just on my screen?

 

[crj]

Quote:
I don't see any read at all. The sun makes the poult look brown but otherwise they are a yellow and black to me. The beaks have some red........ lol.

 

[birdboy508]

the one with stripes on it is a guinea hen.

 

[manybirds]

black spanish