Turkey breeding

[Lozuufy]

Oh yeah that's a much faster way

and some of the babies will be Auburn also (I really like auburn turkeys).

 

[copper2]

Have you had any ideas for your breed?

 

[Lozuufy]

Not yet, there are so many different color combos, have to just decide on one and try to create it.

 

[copper2]

I think I'm going to cross wild turkey/bourbon red than breed offspring together, than cross the bourbon red offspring with a auborn: bb rR Ee

 

[copper2]

Than cross red bronze offspring together........ Bourbon red brown!

 

[Lozuufy]

Sounds cool, I might work on trying to get blue sweetgrass (b1b1 cgcg Dd) or lilac sweetgrass (b1b1 cgcg DD) for now and breed them to other colors like blue red bronze to see what I will get. Just have to wait until next spring when my new barn will be fully racoon proofed.

 

[copper2]

Try sweetgrass tom on lilac hen, then cross the offspring! Might work with lilac tom, sweetgrass hen too, but haven't tried it that way yet.

 

[copper2]

Just found a cross you could do: sweetgrass tom on bourbon red, then cross the offspring( red bronze?) you should try this!

 

[Lozuufy]

That makes some nice crosses, I love the regal red

 

[Bill Lager]

My turkey is laying some of her eggs without a shell. I am giving her crushed oyster shells, what else should I do?