Which Tom should I keep?

[Capricoco]

I have 3 toms, an I’m not sure which to keep for breeding. I have a royal palm and 2 blue slates (one’s a splash), which one would produce the most interesting offspring? I don’t have any hens of either, so the poults will be mixed no matter which I choose.

 

[casportpony]

Pictures?

 

[Capricoco]

Pictures?

Royal palm, splash, blue from left to right.

 

[casportpony]

They are all really handsome. Can you keep all three and get more hens?

 

[Capricoco]

They are all really handsome. Can you keep all three and get more hens?

I could try but at the moment I only have room for one Tom. It’ll probably be a while until getting more hens is a feasible task, and I’ll probably have to get rid of at least 1 before then.

 

[R2elk]

Royal palm, splash, blue from left to right.

The tom in the middle is a Blue Slate often simply referred to as Slate. It is difficult to say what the tom on the right is but he also appears to have a few black spots which would also make him a Blue Slate. If he has no black at all, he would be a Self Blue aka Lavender.

I can't tell from this photo if the hen in front is a Black. The hen to the right appears to be a Bronze.

You can use Porter's Turkey Color Calculator to figure out what kind of offspring the different toms would produce with the hens that you have.

You will want to select for temperament also. If you want smaller turkeys, using the Royal Palm will produce smaller turkeys.

 

[Capricoco]

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The tom in the middle is a Blue Slate often simply referred to as Slate. It is difficult to say what the tom on the right is but he also appears to have a few black spots which would also make him a Blue Slate. If he has no black at all, he would be a Self Blue aka Lavender.

I can't tell from this photo if the hen in front is a Black. The hen to the right appears to be a Bronze.

You can use Porter's Turkey Color Calculator to figure out what kind of offspring the different toms would produce with the hens that you have.

You will want to select for temperament also. If you want smaller turkeys, using the Royal Palm will produce smaller turkeys.

I was told it was called splash. The hen infront is a black Spanish turkey, and the other one is a bronze turkey. In terms of temperament, they’re all three the same. Not aggressive, not friendly either. From what I get, I think the royal palm is the leader, although I might be wrong. If I were to get rid of one which would probably be the best choice?

 

[R2elk]

I was told it was called splash. The hen in front is a black Spanish turkey, and the other one is a bronze turkey. In terms of temperament, they’re all three the same. Not aggressive, not friendly either. From what I get, I think the royal palm is the leader, although I might be wrong. If I were to get rid of one which would probably be the best choice?

Lots of people give incorrect information. If it was a chicken, it would be a splash. It is a turkey and it is a Blue Slate. Some hatcheries try to pass off Lavenders as Blue Slates, they are not.

If your one tom is a Self Blue, crossing it with the Black hen will produce 100% Blue Slate offspring. Crossing your Blue Slate tom with the Black hen will produce 50% Blue Slate and 50% Black offspring.

 

[Capricoco]

Lots of people give incorrect information. If it was a chicken, it would be a splash. It is a turkey and it is a Blue Slate. Some hatcheries try to pass off Lavenders as Blue Slates, they are not.

If your one tom is a Self Blue, crossing it with the Black hen will produce 100% Blue Slate offspring. Crossing your Blue Slate tom with the Black hen will produce 50% Blue Slate and 50% Black offspring.

Just checked irl to see if the farthest right tom had any black at all, he does not. He is completely gray.

 

[hysop]

The middle is pwetty!!
But I have no idea on genetics.
I would keep all three but if I had to choose then the middle.