Heritage Narragansett Turkeys
  • Eyes: brown
  • Legs and feet: slate in young birds; dull salmon in adults
  • Plumage: (male) the exposed surface of each neck, breast, and body feather is steel-grey terminating in a distinct black band; the unexposed part of each feather is black.  Female plumage has a white edging to feathers on back and breast.  Primary wing feathers have clear black-and-white barring.  
  • Main tail feathers: dull black, each feather regularly pencilled with tan parallel lines ending with a broad band of metallic black, and edge with steel-grey approaching white.
Hens hen showing back hen very silvery Narragansett hen  
Toms Narragansett tom displaying Narragansett tom displaying      
Poults Narragansett poults bronze vs Narragansett poultsBronze poults vs Narragansett poults      
  barring on wing Narragansett wing showing barring on primary feathers and steel-grey covert edged in black band.      
Breeding Group Narragansett breeding group darwin