By maturity, male Bronze Turkeys (toms) usually weigh 25 to 40 pounds, while females (hens) weigh between 14 and 26 pounds. Their feathers are dull black with a hint of greenish brown, and appear to have a metallic sheen in daylight. The rump of this turkey appears particularly bronzed, while the plumage over the frontal regions has more red and green coloration. Bronze Turkeys have white edging about their tail feathers. There are two body types of Bronze Turkey: the unimproved, or wild type, and the Broad-breasted. Broad-breasted Bronze Turkeys have larger, meatier breasts than the wild type and are more commonly used for commercial production.
By maturity, male Bronze Turkeys (toms) usually weigh 25 to 40 pounds, while females (hens) weigh between 14 and 26 pounds. Their feathers are dull black with a hint of greenish brown, and appear to have a metallic sheen in daylight. The rump of this turkey appears particularly bronzed, while the plumage over the frontal regions has more red and green coloration. Bronze Turkeys have white edging about their tail feathers. There are two body types of Bronze Turkey: the unimproved, or wild type, and the Broad-breasted. Broad-breasted Bronze Turkeys have larger, meatier breasts than the wild type and are more commonly used for commercial production.