white--kinda--turkey

chance · Postby **chance** » Wed Nov 21, 2001 6:12 pm

Sat. afternoon while in tree stand deer hunting I had a group of 8 hen turkeys come up to feed on acorns. One of then was white. It wasn't an albino since the head was gray in color just as the rest of the hens. The feathers on its body also had a good deal of gray. Wish I had a video camera on this one.

Postby **judge jb** » Wed Nov 21, 2001 7:00 pm

quite a few of them in my area.... not sure if they came from tame-wild cross breeding of pen raised release birds or what... hard for them to mature for preditor camo reason... i have never seen a mature gobbler with white.... huh?

judge jb

Black_Dawg · Postby **Black_Dawg** » Wed Nov 21, 2001 7:52 pm

Something called (grey phase) don't know what it means,but have seen several here!

landscaper · Postby **landscaper** » Thu Nov 22, 2001 9:35 am

My girlfriend's dad farms in the Hatchie river bottom and last fall we saw a flock of about fifty birds. At least eight of them were white, white-gray, white-tan, or blonde.
Have seen some in other areas also. I figure they are a cross with domestic birds that have literally "flown the coop."
Odly enough, though, have never seen a gobbler like this. All hens! Wonder, is there is something to that?

[ November 22, 2001: Message edited by: Landscraper ]

mallardchaser · Postby **mallardchaser** » Fri Nov 23, 2001 4:11 pm

I'VE SEEN SOME IN SW MS..HENS

Jeff · Postby **Jeff** » Fri Nov 23, 2001 9:01 pm

It's called a silver phase, where the feathers are white with a black or silver tip on them. Its found in both males and females, when in males, the beard is kinda grey in color also. There is also a bronze pattern where the feathers have a bronze colored tip to them. Both pahses are normal variations of the turkeys. Not imbred w/ domestic turkeys. Now one that is kinda brown w/ mixed colors that sounds like a mix, but I aint sure on that one, sounds like a question for George Hurst.