Heritage Slate Turkeys

The slate variety in Australia is the recessive slate.

Eyes: medium dark brown
Legs & feet: slate-pink in young birds; dull pink in adults
Plumage (males & females): slate-blue, lighter shades preferred. Males are generally a darker shade than females
Feathers: each tail feather is tipped with white which gives the appearance of a fan. Below the white tip on each feather is a 3cm dark grey band. The tail coverts are also white-tipped, with a dark-grey band that can be as wide as 15mm. Light grey lines run across each feathers.

Hens		A slate pair with hen in foreground.
Toms
Poults
Feathers	Tail edge on a displaying tom.	Wing feathers showing barring.	Rear view of a displaying tom.