I got these two maybe 2-3 month old red bourbon turkeys

lepetitesauvage

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I was hoping for a hen and a tom but they others started displaying and also they're both flushing hard. I thought maybe one was a hen since her legs are thinner and her snood is not as big. But now I'm not too sure after researching online.
 

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I was hoping for a hen and a tom but they others started displaying and also they're both flushing hard. I thought maybe one was a hen since her legs are thinner and her snood is not as big. But now I'm not too sure after researching online.
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You left off the one pic that would make it easy to sex them. Bourbon Reds once they have their adult feathers are easy to sex.

Hens have light colored lower edges on their breast feathers.

Toms have dark or black colored lower edges on their breast feathers.

Juveniles that do not yet have their adult feathers both sexes have light colored lower edges on their breast feathers.

At this time neither of these are displaying the snood of a tom.
 
Ty for answering me. I took better pics of their breast feathers for you.
 

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Ty for answering me. I took better pics of their breast feathers for you.
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They don't have all their adult breast feathers yet. The ones they do have appear to have light colored lower edges meaning they are hens.

Their legs also look thinner than what I expect on a tom.
 
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