Need help sexing BBW Turkey Poults

[Flyfish331]

Hey everyone!
I have 4 BBW turkey poults that are almost 8 weeks old. I am having trouble determining sex. I raised Bourbon reds last year and the feather pattern eventually gave me the answer. With these birds I have the impression they are all hens based on feathering of the head but sometimes when they stretch their necks out the look like they could be toms. Also 3 of them turn really red when I walk in the pen and the other one doesn't. 3 of them have decent snoods one has almost no snood. Any help is greatly appreciated.

 

[R2elk]

Hey everyone!
I have 4 BBW turkey poults that are almost 8 weeks old. I am having trouble determining sex. I raised Bourbon reds last year and the feather pattern eventually gave me the answer. With these birds I have the impression they are all hens based on feathering of the head but sometimes when they stretch their necks out the look like they could be toms. Also 3 of them turn really red when I walk in the pen and the other one doesn't. 3 of them have decent snoods one has almost no snood. Any help is greatly appreciated.

At two months old they are too young to sex from pictures. Two month old toms will still have the "mohawk" associated with hens.

At two months old the toms should be getting bigger than the hens and a size difference in the legs should also be showing up with the toms having heavier legs than the hens.

I am pretty sure that you have both sexes represented there but am not about to try to identify which is which at this age.

 

[Flyfish331]

Thanks R2elk. Nice Bull by the way. I lived in West Yellowstone MT for 5 years and miss it terribly. I am hoping I have a mix. I like having at least one tom wandering around. They are beautiful birds.

 

[OpheliaAndOctavioTheGeese]

I remember my BBW hen she laid a MASSIVE egg i thought my dad put it there but no she laid it i knew it was hers because she used to lay massive eggs at that time it was my first time seeing that egg!I miss her