Wild turkeys pure?

[copper2]

Are wild turkey chicks sold pure bred? Just wondering, always been interested in them. And what are the best breeds!

 

[Cody Walker]

hatchery wild turkeys tend not to be pure bred even though they say that they are. like on the easterns all you have to do is look at their pictures of their stock and compare to real wild eastern turkeys. they hatchery birds tend to look more like a bronze or a rio with buff tail feathers. i have a friend that has been looking for the real thing for several years and has yet to find one she is satisfied that is pure. she does however have pure rio grandes and i am trying to start a flock of my own from her flock. i have one hen right now that i hatched last year. more in the incubator right now waiting for the end of the month!

 

[copper2]

Where did she get them?

 

[copper2]

I always see rios and are very interested in getting some

 

[Cody Walker]

She just has a small flock that she got from one of her friends. Other than that I'm not sure.

 

[copper2]

Are these pure

 

[copper2]

Probably not I'm guessing

 

[Cody Walker]

I'm not sure. I have seen the website as well. But since they don't show real pictures of their birds i don't know. I kinda doubt it...when I get my flock going I'd be more than happy to sell you some eggs though. I have one hen now but she's not laying yet

 

[Cody Walker]

Most easterns don't have the light colors on the tip of their tail feathers. That picture looks more like a rio

 

[copper2]

Thanks, I would love to get some, I have chocolate, royal palm, and bourbon red turkeys, right now. Along with 12 feathered poults that are taking up room