The wrong order!!

[Poupoulles]

I ordered a heritage turkey mix and I think they (a certain large hatchery who shall not be named) sent me a standard mix.

How soon will I be able to say if a poult is a bronze, versus a Narraganset?

They are a week old. The mix I ordered doesnt include bronzes, and I got nine speckly chipmunk looking poults who are sprouting a suspicious quantity of brown in their feathers. Then there are white ones and some which are clearly black spanish.
Dangit!!!!!

 

[sparkles2307]

Ugh that would really cheese me off! Good luck with that, I dont knwo the answer but I hope you got a few Narragansetts, that is my dream breed!

 

[ntiveheart]

give 'em a call and let them know!

last year, i ordered an easter assortment of ducks from ideal. someone fell asleep at the quality control switch, and they sent me a standard assortment instead. i called 'em and the next week, i had my easter ducks. most hatcheries will make it right if a mistake is made

 

[Steve_of_sandspoultry]

Have you checked feathersite? under the Narri's they have a poult pic.

Steve in NC

 

[fancyfowl4ever]

Narri poults do look like bronze poults, even their first set of feathers does(they might look a shade greyer then bronze juveniles but that varies).

For a while I couldn't tell my Merriams from my Narries cause they just looked them same.

 

[Struttn1]

Royal palm babies are almost white with a yellowish tinge. They start getting some black at a few weeks.

 

[Poupoulles]

Thanks guys! I feel a little better. I called the hatchery and told them my suspicions. They said to stand by for a couple fo weeks and if I was sure theyn they would make it right. Of course by then my brooding fun meter will be pegged, and I will stick with what I have. Oh well, at least if I screw this experiment up it wont be with heritage birds that are on the ALBC lists... These guys can be my training wheels.
Things like this for example: