Blue Slate Turkey Poults for Sale | Rare Heritage Turkeys

Blue Slate turkeys are a rare heritage breed that farms and backyards can keep. They have beautiful slate-colored feathers and strong natural instincts.

In 1874, the American Poultry Association added this breed to the Standard of Perfection.

Breeders say that it comes from Spanish Black turkeys in America and Norfolk Black turkeys in England.

These tough turkeys are good at finding food, adjusting quickly, and helping small farms manage their flocks in a way that is good for the environment.

Hens breed naturally, go broody, and help farmers keep strong lines of heritage turkeys.

Depending on the genetics of the parent stock, our Blue Slate poults may grow up to be blue, splash, or black birds.

The feathers of splash poults are ash blue with small black markings that give them a unique heritage look.

If you breed blue to blue, you can get blue, splash, and black babies.

Most of the time, splash-to-splash breeding makes splash poults.

Black-to-black breeding usually makes black chicks.

When you breed blue and black birds together, you often get blue and black poults without any splash coloring.

This color variety gives breeders fun choices while keeping the useful traits of a reliable heritage turkey.