Female or Male?

[R2elk]

Im no

Both of my turkeys snoods are different sizes as shown in the pictures.

Snoods come in a variety of sizes. I have had hens whose snoods would get swollen enough to reach the end of their beak. A fully engorged snood of a male turkey will reach several inches past the end of its beak.

 

[Mmfarm119]

Snoods come in a variety of sizes. I have had hens whose snoods would get swollen enough to reach the end of their beak. A fully engorged snood of a male turkey will reach several inches past the end of its beak.

Oh good to know

 

[Mmfarm119]

Snoods come in a variety of sizes. I have had hens whose snoods would get swollen enough to reach the end of their beak. A fully engorged snood of a male turkey will reach several inches past the end of its beak.

So if they are both hens, then they are gonna lay eggs right?

 

[R2elk]

These are all the same tom in different stages of snood engorgement.

 

[R2elk]

So if they are both hens, then they are gonna lay eggs right?

They both appear to be hens. As long as they do not have any defective parts, they will lay eggs when it is time for them to lay eggs.

It is possible for a hen to have an internal problem that will not allow her to lay eggs. Of all the turkeys that I have had, I only had one hen that never laid an egg.

 

[Mmfarm119]

These are all the same tom in different stages of snood engorgement.

That definitely makes it look like mine are female. Is there anyway they are still too young to tell?

 

[Mmfarm119]

They both appear to be hens. As long as they do not have any defective parts, they will lay eggs when it is time for them to lay eggs.

It is possible for a hen to have an internal problem that will not allow her to lay eggs. Of all the turkeys that I have had, I only had one hen that never laid an egg.

Alrighty Thankss!

 

[R2elk]

That definitely makes it look like mine are female. Is there anyway they are still too young to tell?

Yes, it is possible to be too young to tell. Some late developing toms can take longer to show their true sex physically.

 

[Mmfarm119]

Yes, it is possible to be too young to tell. Some late developing toms can take longer to show their true sex physically.

Since they are already 16 weeks, what age do u think they would show if they were?

 

[R2elk]

Since they are already 16 weeks, what age do u think they would show if they were?

Even late developing toms should show clear physical signs by the time they are 6 months old.