Help Turkey Experts!

[cheeps]

OK, here's some new pics of Gobbles this AM, eating scratch with his new family. He's so freaking cute!

Hopefully these pics will help ya'll help me figure out what he is!

 

[hunter1hall]

I am 99 percent sure thats a narragansett. I have a couple and it looks just like them.

 

[cheeps]

I think so too, after looking at pics online the other day, can we put the "wild turkey" thing to rest in my house? Is he definatly not a tamed wild turkey?

 

[chickensioux]

Wow, how lucky are you and him? Good luck and enjoy. I love my turkeys!!!

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

Yep, much better pics, it's narragansett for sure
but looks kind of hen ish now!

 

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OK, so we've nailed down the breed, but the sex is up in the air....Could I be so lucky? Cause I think I'd prefer a hen...ahh! I wish ya'll could come see him in person! He (she?) is such a mystery!

What a great natured bird, though. My ladies are jelous he's getting all the attention. But he is so neat! I'm so glad he adopted us!!!

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

Yep, with the better pics, and the nature of it, I'd say hen, next time you catch it, feel around in the breats area, right in the center, you're looking for a beard nub, at this age, it should already have a beard, or jake nub at least, if you dont feel a knot of thick stubby hairs it's a hen for sure, you'll be looking right in the center of the breast just below where the neck and breast meet. wont be hard to find if she's got one...

 

[cheeps]

There are some beard hairs sticking out there, I noticed them yesterday and so had DH. So jake then? I guess hens don't have a beard?

 

[chickenannie]

Two of my hens have a small beard (less than an inch long). I read it happens sometimes in the wild turkeys.

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

Yep I have 2 of my rio grande wild hens with 5 inch beards, but thats the exception, not the rule. This one just sure looks girlish, something about the head??