Poult has different color than its siblings?? Also what color are these poults??

[turkey girl 0964]

If your tom is carrying a hidden Narragansett gene, it would be possible for the off colored poult to be a Narragansett Semi_Color Semi-Gray hen instead of being a Bronze Semi-Color Semi-Gray.

Wow! That is so interesting. The breeder we got him from bred all different turkeys so maybe. How could I know if he has the Narragansett gene?

 

[H-B-O]

Mom is a Bronze and the dad is a sweetgrass. All the the other poults look the same except this one, it has more of a grayish white with hardly any brown, like its siblings. Does this mean it is a male or a female? Or is it just a different color? I tried to use the Turkey color calculator but I wasn’t sure what color she and the Tom are, so maybe someone could help me?View attachment 2668121View attachment 2668122View attachment 2668123View attachment 2668124View attachment 2668125View attachment 2668132View attachment 2668136View attachment 2668137Also could I tell what sex there are or is it too early?

Ouuuuu They are so pretty!! I would think that some will be darker some will be lighter

 

[R2elk]

Wow! That is so interesting. The breeder we got him from bred all different turkeys so maybe. How could I know if he has the Narragansett gene?

DNA testing or controlled breeding results.

When one needs new blood added to a Sweetgrass flock. it is relatively easy to add new hens by breeding a Sweetgrass tom to Royal Palm hens. All of the offspring will be Sweetgrass. The hens will be pure Sweetgrass but the toms will be phenotypically Sweetgrass but genotypically they will be carrying a hidden recessive Narragansett gene.

One can add the hens to their Sweetgrass flock but the smart thing to do is to process the toms. There is no way that you can look at a Sweetgrass tom and determine if it has a hidden Narragansett gene.

 

[austria89]

The poult is definitely a Narragansett (female).
Your male must be split for Narragansett.

 

[turkey girl 0964]

The poult is definitely a Narragansett (female).
Your male must be split for Narragansett.

Wow! That is so cool! I had a Narragansett tom but he was killed by a bobcat, we have fixed that problem now.

 

[turkey girl 0964]

The poult is definitely a Narragansett (female).
Your male must be split for Narragansett.

You were right! I am almost 100% sure it is a female. It's body is smaller than her siblings and she is a lot shorter. The turkeys are about 2 and a half months old so I think we can sex them now, right? Or should I wait another month or so!

 

[austria89]

You were right! I am almost 100% sure it is a female. It's body is smaller than her siblings and she is a lot shorter. The turkeys are about 2 and a half months old so I think we can sex them now, right? Or should I wait another month or so!

Yes, with two and a half months, the size difference should already be big enough to determine the sex.

 

[turkey girl 0964]

Yes, with two and a half months, the size difference should already be big enough to determine the sex.

YAY! We have a poult that is about one month older than them and I and pretty sure it is a jenny. She has never gobbled or shown off yet and her snood is very small. She is very docile and quiet. I will post pics soon!

 

[Molpet]

YAY! We have a poult that is about one month older than them and I and pretty sure it is a jenny. She has never gobbled or shown off yet and her snood is very small. She is very docile and quiet. I will post pics soon!