I have 12 turkey poults age 3 weeks and two of them have fleshy bumps on their necks at about the spot where caruncles should appear. I'm new to turkeys so I may be wrong, but I didn't think they got them until later. Both of them I am strongly suspecting are males, the black Spanish struts almost constantly during their daily food and water changes. Both are also getting longer snoods. I honestly didn't think these traits showed up this early.
Anywho, do the caruncles start as flesh toned bumps on the neck that lack feathers?
Anywho, do the caruncles start as flesh toned bumps on the neck that lack feathers?
