White hen?

[mowin]

So a few weeks ago I was mowing a clients lawn, and seen a white with darker bard markings feather. Figured it was a fluke...

Two week ago I seen another all white feather with bark barbs.   

Today I was at the same client. I have to park on the road as there's no way to turn the truck and trailer around at the house.  I park on the road 500' from the house.

As I rode the mower up to the house,  I see a white blob heading to the woods, with several fuzz balls following.  OMG it a while colored hen with several poults.  Long gone before I could even think about grabbing my phone.  Asked my client if I could place some cameras, and she said no.  I'm almost thinking of hiding some cameras, but this is a highly end client.  

[Sir-diealot]

You can get normal colored, white, black and I think redish colored ones.

White (Leucistic)

All-white turkeys are often confused as albinos. When I harvested my white hen, I immediately noted that the eyes weren’t pink — not a legitimate albino. 

“Birds displaying all-white plumage are not true albinos unless they have pink eyes,” Hatfield shared. “There isn’t a clear color-phase definition for these birds, but we do know that they lack pigment almost entirely.”

 

https://www.nwtf.org/hunt/article/what-causes-color-phase-turkeys

Edited June 18, 2021 by Sir-diealot

[crappyice]

Ask a friend to plant cameras…


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[mowin]

I have another client only 1/4 mile away.  I might ask him if I can put some cams out. 

[Foggy Mountain]

Sounds like a smoke bird possibly

[DDT]

Sounds like a farm bird got loose.