Turkeys

All breeds listed below are endangered. Although previously used for meat, few, if any, are still used for that purpose.

Beltsville (Maryland)

• White; From numerous crosses; Use: Meat

Black (England)

• Metallic, greenish black; Use: Meat

Bourbon Red (Kentucky)

• Dark chestnut mahogany, with white; From Buff, with Bronze and White Holland; Use: Meat

Bronze (New England)

• Bronze, with black and barrings; Cross between European breeds and the eastern US wild turkey; Use: Meat

Buff (Pennsylvania)

• Light to reddish, with white and bluish white; Use: Meat

Narragansett (New England)

• Steel grey and black; Cross between Norfolk Blacks and the eastern US wild turkey; Use: Meat

Royal Palm (Florida)

• Black and white, or blue, or red; From a sport; Use: Exhibition

Slate (??)

• Slate; Cross of White Holland and black; Use: Exhibition

White Holland (Central America to Europe)

• White; Use: Meat, when crossed with other breeds