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I have three 2 day old bourbon red turkey chicks. I was wondering if/how to tell if they are males or females?
Any way to tell male or female
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this is way to early to tell. but in four weeks you should post a pic and people will easily be able to help you find out what sex your chick is
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Ok Thanks
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Some one here mentioned a way they do it.
I never tried it but I think it goes like this (might be mistaken)
If you hold the poult and turn it up side down and if their legs stick straight out they are a male.
If they curl under the bird then its a female.
I never tried it but I think it goes like this (might be mistaken)
If you hold the poult and turn it up side down and if their legs stick straight out they are a male.
If they curl under the bird then its a female.
At one week, the snood bud may be bigger in a tom.
At three weeks males may start strutting. (sometimes less)
At five weeks, neck feathers either start on the head (hen) or fewer on a tom
At eight weeks, true colors start coming in so color sexable birds like Narragansett and Blue Slate may show toms as darker feathered and hens as lighter feathered.
I am hatching numbers of turkeys and tracking each one with guess at hatch as to male or female based on primary/covert feather length. They do definitely differ, but most of my birds are too young yet to positively ID.
At three weeks males may start strutting. (sometimes less)
At five weeks, neck feathers either start on the head (hen) or fewer on a tom
At eight weeks, true colors start coming in so color sexable birds like Narragansett and Blue Slate may show toms as darker feathered and hens as lighter feathered.
I am hatching numbers of turkeys and tracking each one with guess at hatch as to male or female based on primary/covert feather length. They do definitely differ, but most of my birds are too young yet to positively ID.
