The
Narragansett variety has much of the same color pattern as
the Bronze but not the same colors. A person would need to replace the
copper bronze to a steel gray. The edging should be narrow and metallic
black. The shanks and toes should be salmon in color.
Historically, this was the turkey of New England. It takes its name from
the Narragansett Bay area. Some authors have suggested an exotic origin for
the Narragansett, suggesting it may have come originally from Mexico or
Central America. While this suggestion seems to have little basis, some of
its ancestry did come from that area, but by way of Europe. Such turkeys,
crossed with local wild turkeys, produced the Narragansett. It could, in
fact, be considered an intermediate step in the production of the Bronze.
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