Thanks for your help. I am going to sit with them tomorrow and band them as I see them displaying. I'm sure this will help me stop second guessing myself.
Thanks for your response. They area 6 months old. At first I only thought I had 5 Tom's, I've only ever seen five of them display, but know sometimes females will at times. I think evertime i try i just contradict myself. They just keep confusing me.
I'm not very experienced at sexing turkeys. Right now I think I have all toms, but can't be sure. I have taken two pics of the side and top of each turkey's head and numbered them 1-11. I could really use some input/help on their sexes. Thanks in advance for your help!
This chick was a free rare chick added to my order of BLRW. So far I have had no luck figuring it out and i'm just curious what breed he/she may be. 7 weeks old and the same size as my BLRW, so i know its not a bantam. clean legged, purplish legs, black and white mostly, with red in the wings.
I thought that might be a possibility. Since it seems to be healthy and eating fine I plan to keep him as a pet and not allow him any access to the rest of the flock. If it turns out to be a tom then I guess I will have a turkey ready for next thanksgiving. All the other chicks are normal and...
I'm just wondering what could cause a chick to have missing toes. I hatched out a batch of turkeys and 1 of them is missing a couple toes on 1 foot and has only 2 on the other. I collected the eggs in December and was wondering if cold temperatures could've caused this. The chick is healthy...