Bourbon Red x
Slate Turkeys
My turkeys will produce a variety of colours in their offspring but I have found that the
'lavender like' colour is most common but other colours such as tan and brown occur.
www.feathersite.com has useful information on colours available. Some of which are not currently available
in the UK and some colours are called different things in USA but its still a good site.
Classed as a light breed of turkey, these still make a good weight if rearing for meat.
Excellent layers, achieving results a hen would
be proud of! They do go broody but are daft as brushes so I wouldnt recommend trying to rear poults under them.
Docile,
trainable birds with lots of character.
Turkey poults must be fed on turkey crumb followed by turkey grower. They
need the extra protein in the feed to help them grow properly and will not do well on normal poultry grower rations.
Worming is recommended for turkey poults as with peafowl at around 3 weeks old even if kept indoors.
