Sexing turkeys

[mmwellsfarm]

Can anyone help me figure out if I have Tom's or Jenny's out of my three?

 

[R2elk]

Can anyone help me figure out if I have Tom's or Jenny's out of my three?

They don't look old enough to sex from photos.

 

[mmwellsfarm]

They don't look old enough to sex from photos.

I meant to put they are 3ish months old.

 

[R2elk]

I meant to put they are 3ish months old.

The indications I see is that they aren't quite there yet. They look to me like they still have their juvenile feathers.

 

[mmwellsfarm]

The indications I see is that they aren't quite there yet. They look to me like they still have their juvenile feathers.

What age can you tell? I was trying to check the head shapes when they were younger which would be 1 Tom 2 Jenny's but I don't want to just rely on that.

 

[R2elk]

What age can you tell? I was trying to check the head shapes when they were younger which would be 1 Tom 2 Jenny's but I don't want to just rely on that.

I can usually tell very early but that is not trying to figure it out from someone else's photos.

From Internet photos usually starting around 4 months and not until 6 months on late developing toms.

At the age yours are, the toms should be starting to be bigger with heavier legs than the hens.

 

[mmwellsfarm]

I can usually tell very early but that is not trying to figure it out from someone else's photos.

From Internet photos usually starting around 4 months and not until 6 months on late developing toms.

At the age yours are, the toms should be starting to be bigger with heavier legs than the hens.

Number 3 is the biggest with thicker legs. It's only a couple weeks older than the other two. That one was the one I suspected a Tom because of its very blocky head even as a couple weeks old.

 

[R2elk]

Number 3 is the biggest with thicker legs. It's only a couple weeks older than the other two. That one was the one I suspected a Tom because of its very blocky head even as a couple weeks old.

For the size and leg difference to be sure, they have to be the same age. It is to be expected that an older poult should be bigger than the younger ones.