Bronze or Wild Turkey Poult?

[SilksterTN]

Howdy everyone. I have been a lurker on BYC for months now, and so I finally decided to pull the trigger and order a mixture from McMurray. Since I had no real idea what breeds I wanted I thought it would be fun to purchase a Homesteaders Package. I am pretty sure I have identified the rest of the menagerie but not sure on these turkeys. Any help is appreciated!

 

[WildThang]

Turkey's are so chilled out. It's hard not to love them just for their personality alone. Wanting to come right up to anything just to see what its doing. Gotta love Them!!

 

[SilksterTN]

Does anyone have any ideas?

 

[retlaw]

Don't know how you will tell.
Until full grown.
Since they were a mixed package i would guess bronze.

 

[SilksterTN]

They stated on their site it "could" be any of the breeds they sell.......so I would guess it would be the more common since the rest of what I received is in the "more common" category lol. So which is more common bronze or wild turkeys?

 

[joeh1983]

I have the same kind bourbon bronze turkeys. Mine our 2 months old but can't tell the gender. I have been trying to find out how

 

[joeh1983]

 

[Jediwalker]

Hey Joeh1983! I have been raising turkeys for a few years, and if you could get a close up head shot for me of each turkey, preferably the front, I could probably get the genders really close as to what they are!

 

[joeh1983]

I think I have a Tom and Hen but I've decided to have one for thanksgiving and the other for Christmas

 

[Jediwalker]

I think you are right there. They look like Broad Breasted Bronze turkeys, which can't breed naturally, so it probably isn't a bad idea to have one for Thanksgiving. Great looking birds!
You haven't heard any gobbling or seen them strut with all their feathers up have you? If you have, you can bet the one you hear or see do these things is a tom.