what breed are these 2

[mdguffey]

i was told by the guy i bought these from that he thought they were Spanish blacks a tom and a hen. any thoughts?? the bigger 1 has a larger snood , they both are between 3 and 4 months old. any help would be greatly appreciated. i already know about the duck, lol

 

[TheJadeChicken]

Those don't look like Spanish Black Turkeys. Possibly bronze turkeys.

 

[mdguffey]

i sent these pictures to a feed store that sells turkeys and the lady said they were Narragansetts

 

[TammyP]

Definately not black spanish..... I'd say that they are either Narragansetts or a mix of sorts.... here are 3 links to pictures of a black spanish, broad breasted bronze and also a narragansett......

http://www.meyerhatchery.com/produc...rkeys&grd_prodone_filter=PRODUCT_ID = 'BLSTS' Black Spanish

http://www.meyerhatchery.com/produc...rkeys&grd_prodone_filter=PRODUCT_ID = 'NARGS' Narragansett

http://www.meyerhatchery.com/produc...rkeys&grd_prodone_filter=PRODUCT_ID = 'BBBTS' Broad Breasted Bronze

It does look like you do have one male (left) and one female (right) on the second picture....at least he got that one correct.

Now you can have babies. lol

~Tammy

 

[RescueMama]

Oh my - I would love a turkey... had no idea that there was different breeds! I looked at the pictures and just went "EASY! THEY'RE TURKIES!"

 

[Frosty]

They look like Bronze to me, not Narri. And my guess would be both males. Watch the breast feathers, if they are egded in white, it will be a hen.

Editing to add that in the picture by the feeder, the one on the right does look like a possible hen, the head and neck just look balder than I would expect...

 

[Narragansett]

Both birds are Bronze, poorly marked, but still Bronze, not Narragansett, not Black. (Spanish is an incorrect usage that many hatcheries still cling to, but officially the breed is recognized as simply Black.) Most feed store clerks are like pet store clerks; well meaning folks, but often with very little correct knowledge about the animals which their jobs would indicate they know more about.

 

[frank53061]

You folks are really good at I.D. of the different breeds all I see is Turkey Butts and Backs LOL if I were to make a guess I would need to have a full frontal shot.

 

[Narragansett]

Even from those limited views there are no other breeds that they could be. They are obviously not Blacks, with the white markings. Even the worst colored Narragansett is not that dark.