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The Chocolate is a turkey that is now rare but mostly found in the southern U.S. It was formerly common in France. The name describes the color of its feathers, shanks and feet. I can't find out much about this variety except that it used to be common in the south and in France. This turkey was well established in the southern part of the U.S. before the Civil War. The Civil War caused a great decline in turkey breeding throughout the southeastern states and the Chocolate turkey never recovered to pre-war popularity. Being the same size as the Black turkeys, they are very rare with only 8 hens and 3 toms in 1999. The Walters Family has researched this turkey and found it to be a larger turkey comparable to the bronze. This is a turkey that has to be seriously considered for the free range production and its early fertility. [ Royal Palm ] [ Narragansett ] [ Bourbon Red ] [ Eastern Wild ] [ Blue Slate ] [ Black ] [ Bronze ] |
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