Ronquières Turkey

     The Ronquières is a very old Turkey breed, of which the first evidence goes back to the 16^th century. It’s only a few decades after the discovery of the turkey in America by the Spaniards. The Ronquières owns its name to the village of Ronquières nearby Brussels in Belgium, where this turkey was bred on a large scale since the 18^th century.

     Ronquières Turkeys are a light breed that produces high quality meat and exceeds any other breed by its vitality and fertility. The hens are good layers, easily go broody, and are excellent mothers. On top of that, Ronquières poults usually grow up without any problems. 

     The Ronquières is the only turkey breed with more varieties, no less than five. Besides the self-white, there is the ermine which shows a fine black edging on each feather. Another variety is the yellow-shouldered, which is identical to the ermine except for the brownish yellow path on the shoulders and the saddle region. The fawn variety has a yellow-fawn ground color with a very fine almost invisible black edging. And the partridge has a greyish-brown ground color, with a heavily contrasting penciling.