Buff turkey
The Buff is a light turkey named for its deep cinnamon body colour. It was very popular in Britain around 1900.
The Buff is a pure-bred turkey breed in the PCGB Light class. Its origin is given as America. It appears on the RBST Watchlist as a priority breed, so keepers of pure stock help conserve it.
It is kept in light form. Recognised colours: Buff.
It lays cream, speckled eggs.
Compiled from poultryclub.org, rbst.org.uk, turkeyclub.org.uk, en.wikipedia.org. See sources
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Identity
- Species
- Turkey
- Type
- Pure breed
- PCGB class
- Light
- Origin
- America
History
America recognised it in 1874, but few survive there and it no longer has a US standard. Britain had its own Buff Turkey Club in the early 1900s. Wikipedia covers it as the Jersey Buff.
Appearance
Deep cinnamon buff, with very pale buff flights and a paler band at the tail tip. Pink legs, dark hazel eyes and a bright red wattle. Any black in the feathering is a fault. Poults are pale creamy brown. Turkey Club UK standard weights: mature stag 10–12.7 kg, mature hen 5.4–8.1 kg.
Recognised colours
Buff
Size and weight
- Forms
- Light
Eggs
- Egg colour
- Cream, speckled
- Notes
- No egg figure was given.
Temperament
Not recorded yet.
Hardiness
Not recorded yet.
Broodiness
Not recorded yet.
Flying
Not recorded yet.
Suitability
Not recorded yet.
Conservation status (RBST)
A priority breed on the Rare Breeds Survival Trust Watchlist.
Breed club
- Turkey Club UK, umbrella · Website
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