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    A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

    My oldest and I were wondering where the dilute gene came from. We have a rusty marbled black and a rusty marbled slate, sisters, showed up this year. Could the slate have been hiding and the presence of the red gene made it pop out?
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    Ended Mister BYC Beauty Pageant—Official 2025 BYC Mini-Contest

    Name: Big Daddy Age: 3 years Breed/species: (heritage) turkey Color: tri colored mottled rusty slate
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    Feeding your LGD when you have turkeys

    I also use feeding time as bonding time, and usually sit with them afterwards just to hang in the middle of the herd. We sit down and I tell him about my day. The goats come and it usually becomes a cuddle puddle between goats and dog. The birds usually aren't interested in cuddling but stick...
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    Turkey housing - need help

    I use radiant heat panels. Not only does it reduce fire risk, but they use less energy, and I have had poults cook themselves with the heat lamps before. They can be pretty fragile until they are about 8 weeks old.
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    Turkey housing - need help

    be sure it is warm enough if you move them out at 2 weeks. Winter is coming soon and poults are very sensitive to hot, cold, drafts, and damp, so be sure that they have some way to stay warm enough going out at 2 weeks.
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    Turkey housing - need help

    A prairie schooner build might work out well in this case. They are designed to be moveable. Broad breasted shouldn't be jumping up so you won't need roosts.
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    A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

    My daughter wanted me to share her house sparrow friend, Pinto, a bird she rescued and takes care of. His parents ejected him from the nest when he was 5 days old because he has a deformed leg. I found him on the sidewalk and handed him to her, and they are now nearly inseparable. House...
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    A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

    My oldest thinks we may have bred a marbled black!
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    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    Thanks! I always thought the standard aimed for medium single, but there seems to be a pretty wide range for medium single.
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    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    I wanted to show this guy's head. I like it best out of the other cockerels this year.
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    A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

    She has a type, and it ain't the one at home.
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    Wrath's Marans

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    Wrath's Marans

    I could always get you hooked on heritage turkeys. There is a distinctive lack of turkey breeders everywhere and I would like to encourage more of them.
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    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    This cockerel has a ways to grow, and it looks like a squabble took the front part of his comb, but his color is good and nice silver.
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    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    Im guessing something to do with the recessive white?
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