Black Slate Turkey

Baby turkey (poults) sent to you from Hatchery® are the Black Slate poults which come from our flock of Slate turkey breed. Our parent stock of blue slate turkeys on our farms produce 3 color patterns (blue splash, blue and black). The color pattern of the slate turkey breed is interesting to work with on a breeding level. Briefly, a splash slate bred to another splash slate will produce all splash slates (ash blue color with some small black dots), breeding the blue slate to blue slate will produce all three color patterns, blue slate splash, blue and black offspring. The blue to black generally produces offspring of blues and blacks with no splash slates. Black to black will produce generally all blacks.

Breed Facts

• Poultry Show Class: Not Applicable
• Weights: Hen—————-14 lbs
  Tom———-23 lbs
• Purpose and Type: Egg Laying and Meat; Exhibition
• Egg Color: Off White with brown specks
• Egg Production: Poor
• Egg Size: Large to Extra Large
• Temperment: Active
• Fertility Percentage: 60-75%
• Broody: Setters
• Mating Ratio: 7 Females to 1 Male
• Roost Height: 2+ feet
• Country of Origin: North America
• APA: No
• Breeder Farm Source: “Hatchery® Poultry Breeding Farm” developing our bloodline or strain of pure Blue Slate Turkey breed since 1976. .