A friend gave me 2 Turkeys today...breed question

[HallFamilyFarm]

A Jake is a wild Tom. According to the SOP the correct term is Old Tom, Young Tom, Old Hen and Young Hen. Babies are called poults.

 

[ColbyNTX]

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It will be ok to call him a tom. Some people just refer to a young tom as a jake. Kinda like if you say, thats a pretty cow and somebody says, thats a hiefer!