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The Royal Palm is a breed of domestic turkey. It is not primarily selected for meat production and is usually kept as an ornamental bird with a unique appearance, largely white with bands of metallic black.
The Royal Palm first appeared in the 1920s on a farm in Lake Worth, Florida, apparently as a cross between Black, Bronze, Narragansett, and native turkeys. Years of selective breeding followed to stabilize the coloring, and the Royal Palm was finally accepted by the American Poultry Association’s Standard of Perfection in 1971.
A heritage turkey is one of several varieties of domesticated turkey that retains historic characteristics that are no longer present in the majority of turkeys raised for consumption since the mid-20th century. Heritage turkeys can be differentiated from other domestic turkeys in that they are biologically capable of being raised in a manner that more closely matches the natural behavior and life cycle of wild turkeys. They have a relatively long lifespan and a much slower growth rate than turkeys bred for industrial agriculture. More than ten different turkey breeds are classified as heritage turkeys,
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