Turkey Poult Color ID

[ChookyChooks&Turklets2]

Hopefully someone who has raised poults for longer than I have can shed some light on these guys!

I recently tried my luck at getting chicks albeit very late in the year. I was told when they got them that they should be Royal Palms and red bourbons. So far the “royal Palms” have been very white with no black speckles with the exception of one that does, and the red bourbons look I think like Auburn or maybe light red blue bronze? I’ve had a lot of trouble finding turkeys this age to see what kind of colors they might turn into. The darkest one I am nearly certain is not a bourbon red but maybe a red bronze? I’m hoping somebody has raised chicks that look like this and I’d love photos of how they turned out as adults. My big blue slate Tom is now all by himself because of a string of unfortunately predator attacks, hopefully this bunch will be joining him when they’re much older.

 

[Molpet]

@austria89 might be able to help.
My sweet grass and calico start yellow and get the color later.
My red bronze do look like the darker one.

 

[austria89]

Hopefully someone who has raised poults for longer than I have can shed some light on these guys!

I recently tried my luck at getting chicks albeit very late in the year. I was told when they got them that they should be Royal Palms and red bourbons. So far the “royal Palms” have been very white with no black speckles with the exception of one that does, and the red bourbons look I think like Auburn or maybe light red blue bronze? I’ve had a lot of trouble finding turkeys this age to see what kind of colors they might turn into. The darkest one I am nearly certain is not a bourbon red but maybe a red bronze? I’m hoping somebody has raised chicks that look like this and I’d love photos of how they turned out as adults. My big blue slate Tom is now all by himself because of a string of unfortunately predator attacks, hopefully this bunch will be joining him when they’re much older.

The yellow ones can develop many different color pattern. You will know by 8-10 weeks if any other colors will be shown. Royal Palm is for sure one option.

The darker ones both carry a copy of red. One is a Red Bronze, the other one appears to be Blue Red Bronze, but not 100% sure. Daylight picture would be good for a final answer.

 

[ChookyChooks&Turklets2]

I have two of them that are different from the Red Bronze and white ones. One looks diluted, blue red bronze? The other is almost in between the two. Two pics of the lightest one, three of the med. dark one (though he’s in an ugly feathering stage and walked in his water maybe that’s enough for a possible color Id?)