This is the only turkey not heavily selected for meat production. It was developed along ornamental lines. However, if you have a small family or a small place, it may well be the turkey for you.
Palms can be high-strung but are thrifty and can fend for themselves.
Only the black and white has ever been established, but crossing with other varieties has produced individuals of the Royal Palm pattern, but with red, slate or brown replacing the normal black. . . . With the exception of black backs with some white edging and the larger comparative size of surface feathers, which give a fish scale appearance, the Royal Palm has the same basic pattern as the Narragansett, only white replaces gray. While this is usually a small turkey, some strains are nearly as large as the medium standard varieties like the Narragansett and the Bourbon Red. This may be due to the inclusion or conversion of silver Narragansetts. Just as Narragansetts produce silver sports, Royal Palms produce gray sports, which seems to argue for a close relationship of the two varieties.