when can you tell if a turkey is a girl or boy?

[jeyjey]

Hi my question is that I have 4 young b red turkeys there are 4 month old and I when and got a new royal palms about 3 month old and whe I introduce the new ones to my reds the started to pick in the top of the royals hands and chasing them any suggestion in what I need to do also if thats normal or I need to move them

 

[feedman77]

Seperate if you want. But if the reds were all raised together they already have an established pecking order.

When you introduced the palms it threw the order off. That is how they reestablish a new order. Peckung and chasing.

 

[goat boy]

from my experience with wild turkey some females will grow a beard but with the two chicks I picked up I don't know anything about hopefully they're male and female or they get to meat the chopping block

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Funny how everyone wants to know the sex of their birds, thing is it isn't going to change, and the bird knows what it is, wait long enough and you'll know too, and I've had hens with beards, just like I've had grandma's with mustaches

 

[hyelaw]

Funny how everyone wants to know the sex of their birds, thing is it isn't going to change, and the bird knows what it is, wait long enough and you'll know too, and I've had hens with beards, just like I've had grandma's with mustaches

Well, that is true, but just like having a child or a litter of puppies or kittens, it won't change anything, but it's nice to know.

Here are my baby pics, they are about 5 weeks old here. I'm convinced the bronze is a boy and the self-blue is a girl. I go by how much they weigh, since he is only 12 hours older than her, but he weighs more, which by now should have evened out. Time will tell if I'm right or not, but I would like to know.

The baby fur seems to be rubbing off his head now too. My babies are growing up!

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Cute, at that age, which mine are at too, there is a difference in the weight and heft, the girls I can pick up yet with one hand and the boys require both hands, I have also seen some displaying when they can't see the adults. And as the fuzz falls off the head the hens will keep a line of them up the back.

 

[hyelaw]

I haven't seen any displaying, and I've noticed the weight thing for awhile. My boyfriend swears he heard a gobble today. I'm not home to confirm it, was kind of sad to miss it, like babies first steps. haha

They are both as sweet as can be.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

yeah turkeys are friendly to a fault, I let mine free range, but pen them up, or else they would follow me everywhere. I can do most things without an audience. The first gobbles are very cute and cartoony.

 

[jewels4710]

We bought 6 baby turkeys not long ago. I have already been wondering that. I asked when I bought them but he did not know. If we have both I may keep a pair and try and let them breed. I guess time will tell.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Some you can tell earlier and others will keep you guessing, by 5-6 months you should know for sure. What variety did you get?