Royal Palm (turkey)

Royal Palm (turkey)

The Royal Palm is a breed of domestic turkey. One of the only turkeys not primarily selected for meat production, the Royal Palm is best known as an ornamental bird with a unique appearance. Primarily kept as an exhibition bird, or on small farms, it lacks the size for large scale commercial use.

A relative newcomer among turkey breeds, birds with the similar plumage first appeared in the 1920s, but the Royal Palm was not accepted in to the American Poultry Association's Standard of Perfection until 1971. In Europe, it is sometimes called the Crollweitzer, Pied or Black-laced White.

Along with the decline of most heritage turkey breeds after the adoption of the Broad Breasted White by the turkey industry, Royal Palms are a very endangered breed today. The American Livestock Breeds Conservancy categorizes the breed as critical on its watchlist, the highest priority of conservation. It is also included in Slow Food USA's Ark of Taste, a catalog of heritage foods in danger of extinction.

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External links

* [http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/Turkeys/BRKRoyalPalm.html Royal Palms] at feathersite.com


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