Finally - a Ronquieres tom! introducing...Tommy :-)

[spish]

after searching for months for a tom for my ladies i finally found one (living just up the road from me...doh!!)
so i would like to introduce Tommy...my Ronquieres tom. He's nearly 8 months old and raring to go!

isnt he gorgeous

))

 

[krcote]

I love him

 

[Louise's Country Closet]

He's one handsome man!!!

 

[spish]

is it normal that he flirts with the ladies but hasnt tried mounting one yet? the girls are 7 months old so should be of breeding age right? they just run away from him!

 

[Jake Levi]

Its early yet, give them a little time and keep their groceries coming,

thats one beautiful Tom, are the hens colored similar?

 

[ColbyNTX]

The girls will lay down for him when they are ready!

 

[quailmale]

I love how big his "SNOOD" is, many tom's don't have one that large. Cool looking Bird.

 

[spish]

i dont have any good photos of his girls but heres a few

 

[Raen]

Excuse my ignorance here, I don't really know any thing about turkeys, but what's going on with his beak? It looks like there is a fleshy protrusion hanging off the tip? I assume that's normal, but I kind of don't get it.

Is it dangley or hard or what?

Lovely bird, though.

 

[quailmale]

That is his " SNOOD" he can retract it ir relax it. If it hanging down like in the picture he's content-happy-not stressed, if it retracted he's the opposite. After they get a certain size/age he can't

retract it all the way. Sounds somewhat human......LOL.