What kind of turkey's are these?

[NCIndiaBlue]

I appreciate everyone's thoughts.

I hatched the hens last year, but I never actually saw the parents. The best I can remember, the guy told me the parent's could be either Black Spanish or Red Bourbon. All of the eggs that hatched were Bourbon Red's (which I sold last year), except for two of the chicks (the two hens in the photos), the darker hen was completely black when she hatched, and the other hen was a little lighter in color.

I got the male a few weeks ago, his owner, who got him from a poultry auction, said that he was told the male was a "Black Royal Palm", which I've never heard of. It doesn't really matter to me, they are all very sweet and actually my favorite birds. They started laying last week, and I plan on hatching most of the eggs, and selling some as well, so I wanted to tell people what kind they are, at least to the best of my ability.

Aren't turkey eggs beautiful? I really enjoy seeing/gathering them from the nest. I can't wait to have more little poults running around!

 

[barred-rocks-rock]

He is Mixed with Narragansett. They have barred tail feathers.

 

[NCIndiaBlue]

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Great website! Thanks so much

 

[NCIndiaBlue]

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So maybe a Black Spanish/Narragansett mix? He's pretty heavy, but he can still fly up pretty high to roost with the girls.

 

[Kelsykin]

He could have Blacked Winged Bronze. They have the barred tails also.

http://www.porterturkeys.com/blackwingedbronze.htm

 

[NCIndiaBlue]

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That's a great point, thank you.

 

[deerman]

Black, bronze crossed. To large for eastern

 

[Kelsykin]

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That's a great point, thank you.

No problem. I was just looking at those with my autistic child earlier this evening. He loves animals.

I have Narragansett eggs in the bator due to hatch April 7th. He is excited and has to help me turn the eggs every morning and before he goes to bed.

 

[Kelsykin]

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Definitely not Eastern. We have Wild Eastern running all over the place around here. A few times we had to stop the truck while driving to let them cross the road.

 

[Struttn1]

The 1st pic is a Black Spanish and either Easter Wild or Bronze mix.

The second pic looks like a Chocolate maybe.

The 3rd is a hen but not sure about breed but looks like a mix of chocolate and bronze or something. It could be a Red Bourbon and Black Spanish mix.