albino turkey and piebald on cam

vmartin · 09-09-2009, 07:57 AM

we got these on camera this weekend.

is the turkey a real albino? she has some brown showing and her eyes are black. she only has one poult left so am not sure that she had other white ones were ate by preditors.

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vmartin · 09-09-2009, 07:59 AM

here are the piebald photos

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npockat32 · 09-09-2009, 08:03 AM

Sweet pics. Doesn't look like she's a true albino turkey with the the shades of brown and the eyes not being pink.

nick_bleuer76 · 09-09-2009, 08:06 AM

Turkeys to have different color genes. That looks like a very light Narragansett.

Canuck33 · 09-09-2009, 08:34 AM

Awesome pics you don't live near a radioactive waste pile by any chance do you?

wis_bow_huntr · 09-09-2009, 08:47 AM

Something strange in the soil is there???? lol, great pics thanks for sharing

Red 5 stdby · 09-09-2009, 09:28 AM

Could that turkey be a cross between a wild and domestic- which are white? Pretty neat to see especially with it's young.

vmartin · 09-09-2009, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Red 5 stdby

Could that turkey be a cross between a wild and domestic- which are white? Pretty neat to see especially with it's young.

i don't think so. for one, there are no domestic ones that i know of in the area. the turkey also has every physical feature of a wild one in this area and none of the domestic traits.

domestic ones are very large, their wing structure and head are very different as well.

someone is running around my woods with a can of white spray paint!

PoorHunter99 · 09-09-2009, 06:04 PM

Great pics. Both are something you just don't see everyday. Thanks for sharing.

BOWHUNTER818 · 09-09-2009, 06:24 PM

Great Pics..

-NICK