Turkey breeding

[Lozuufy]

Yeah, I can't find a way to make a self perpetuating breed either so I'll just have to be content with the mixes. And I was wondering what color(s) were you thinking for a new breed?

 

[copper2]

Unless you could make the toms grow faster and bigger! In a week maybe you could sex them

 

[copper2]

I have bourbon red hen, royal palm hen, chocolate tom, wild turkey tom( genotype is the same as bronze) to work with for the breed.

 

[Bonesandoscar]

I like crossing Wilds with Bourbon Reds. They are absolutely beautiful!

 

[R2elk]

I like crossing Wilds with Bourbon Reds. They are absolutely beautiful!

Really? The ones that I saw looked identical to the wild turkey who was their mother.

 

[Lozuufy]

Was just doing some calculating and found if you breed a chocolate tom and royal palm hen and then breed their son to a royal palm hen then that makes lots of cool colors.

 

[copper2]

Was just doing some calculating and found if you breed a chocolate tom and royal palm hen and then breed their son to a royal palm hen then that makes lots of cool colors.

Okay thanks

 

[copper2]

I wonder if I can make this geno type:bb rr ee

 

[Lozuufy]

I just figured it out! Bronze tom + bourbon red hen, their daughter (red bronze) and chocolate tom, then of their babies use the rusty black tom (split bronze and brown) and the rusty brown hen (split bronze). Then one out of 32 of their babies will be Bourbon RedBrown (bb rr ee)... Hopefully there is an easier way than that many crosses.

 

[copper2]

I just figured it out! Bronze tom + bourbon red hen, their daughter (red bronze) and chocolate tom, then of their babies use the rusty black tom (split bronze and brown) and the rusty brown hen (split bronze). Then one out of 32 of their babies will be Bourbon RedBrown (bb rr ee)... Hopefully there is an easier way than that many crosses.

I made a chocolate/ bourbon Red mix last year, I found out if I cross the offspring together one will be bourbon red brown. ONE!!