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I have some ~4 month old Sweetgrass turkeys, and am trying to do what I can to determine gender.
Hatched about 8/1
I am looking at color, snoods, wattles, carnuncle development, leg thickness....
All of those give me an idea (I know it isn’t a guarantee as some times the Toms are late bloomers!)
My question is about color development, as some that look very much like hens in all other areas, and look very much like Toms based on how dark their feathers are coming in.
I also know that size is less of a determining factor in this variety, due to the crosses that are behind these birds.
It’s also been terribly rainy here so please forgive the wet feathers for those the chose to stay out of the dry places today...!
I -think- these are all hens....?
Again. The color esp in the second pic is throwing me off :/
@R2elk
@Molpet
@Wyorp Rock
Hatched about 8/1
I am looking at color, snoods, wattles, carnuncle development, leg thickness....
All of those give me an idea (I know it isn’t a guarantee as some times the Toms are late bloomers!)
My question is about color development, as some that look very much like hens in all other areas, and look very much like Toms based on how dark their feathers are coming in.
I also know that size is less of a determining factor in this variety, due to the crosses that are behind these birds.
It’s also been terribly rainy here so please forgive the wet feathers for those the chose to stay out of the dry places today...!
I -think- these are all hens....?
Again. The color esp in the second pic is throwing me off :/
@R2elk
@Molpet
@Wyorp Rock