À Épaulettes Jaunes
À Épaulettes Jaunes is a French descriptive name used for a domestic turkey color type rather than a broadly recognized commercial breed. The phrase means with yellow epaulets, pointing to yellow or buff shoulder markings on the wing coverts of an otherwise patterned turkey. Details are scarce outside specialty poultry references, and birds sold under the name may reflect local selection or a breeder's project line within Meleagris gallopavo rather than a registry-standard variety.
Anyone seeking this type should ask for clear adult photographs, breeding history, and the standard the breeder is using, especially if exhibition or preservation is the goal. Management is the same as for other heritage turkeys: poults need a warm, dry brooder and high-protein starter, while adults need secure night housing, dry footing, and space that reduces fighting during breeding season. Because rare color projects can have narrow foundations, pairing unrelated birds and culling for sound legs and fertility are as important as keeping the shoulder pattern.
Colors: Black, Blue Slate, Bourbon Red, Bronze, Buff, Chocolate, Mottled, Narragansett, Penciled, Pied, Red Bronze, Royal Palm, Slate, White
