Anyone breed Royal Palm Turkeys Qld?

Sebducks · **Joined:** Wed Mar 11, 2009 3:41 pm **Posts:** 812

I am looking for a friend of mine who is after some royal palm turkeys.

Age is not a factor.

oozcorpse · **Joined:** Sun Nov 04, 2007 8:15 am **Posts:** 2715

may have to go out of state and use a transporter

and before you ask = no I have none spare =

12 breeding birds - broken incubator and none went broody = 4 poults from last season [from under the only broody chook we got as well !! ] = we are keeping them all

andre · **Joined:** Tue Oct 13, 2009 5:21 pm **Posts:** 612

I have some with Royal Palm markings but they exceed the weight required in the standard.

Sebducks · **Joined:** Wed Mar 11, 2009 3:41 pm **Posts:** 812

does that just preclude them from showing?

andre · **Joined:** Tue Oct 13, 2009 5:21 pm **Posts:** 612

Well Royal Palms are supposed to be a lighter framed Turkey. I think there is a standard written by Soozorps published on here somewhere.

Light framed birds don't really do it for me as I expect to be able to eat a Turkey as well as look at it. So therefore I've concentrated on a broad-breasted (ie meatier) strain. All this is academic as far as you are concerned as my birds have stopped laying for the summer and I have a waiting list for eggs when they do start up again.

I'll have to have a discussion with Soozorps sometime as I'm developing a Lavender with Palm markings in a broad breasted type. Since it will be a new breed we can effectively write our own standard to suit.

oozcorpse · **Joined:** Sun Nov 04, 2007 8:15 am **Posts:** 2715

Sebducks wrote:

does that just preclude them from showing?

if they are obviously overweight = they cannot be shown as a judge has the right to have any bird he thinks is oversize weighed = have seen it happen = that bloke was miffed when told his bird was disqualifed - you dont use any with the meat strain in them when it comes to RPs as they are one of the smallest of the turkeys [and prettiest so far as I am concerned] hence I have a strain of meat bird that looks RP as well :-D

Ridgeback · **Joined:** Fri Mar 04, 2011 12:11 pm **Posts:** 4

I have a friend that has them in FNQ I could pass on your email address if you like?

Sebducks · **Joined:** Wed Mar 11, 2009 3:41 pm **Posts:** 812

sounds good, thanks.

Ridgeback · **Joined:** Fri Mar 04, 2011 12:11 pm **Posts:** 4

Whats your email address

Sebducks · **Joined:** Wed Mar 11, 2009 3:41 pm **Posts:** 812

woops just assumed it was in my profile, I'll PM it to you.

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