How do you sex a turkey?

Kessel23

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I have the Bronze turkey poults and they are 9 or 10 weeks old, I am pretty sure one is a tom because he is always displaying and his face has a lot of red and blue "snoods" (what google said the red bumps on the face are) The "snoods" change color a lot when he displays. I am not sure if the other two are hens, they also have some "snoods" coming in but I do not know if that means they are toms. The one that I think is a tom developed faster than the other two, he got is tail feathers in faster and he got his "snoods" in faster. Also, the possible tom tries to fight a lot and I have seen him try to mount the others and try to mount a pullet, one of the other turkey poults squated for him, if you could call it that, I am not sure if that means anything. I can post pictures if it is possible to sex turkeys at this age but I will need to go get some. I am also still wondering if they are broad breasted bronze or heritage.
 
I have the Bronze turkey poults and they are 9 or 10 weeks old, I am pretty sure one is a tom because he is always displaying and his face has a lot of red and blue "snoods" (what google said the red bumps on the face are) The "snoods" change color a lot when he displays. I am not sure if the other two are hens, they also have some "snoods" coming in but I do not know if that means they are toms. The one that I think is a tom developed faster than the other two, he got is tail feathers in faster and he got his "snoods" in faster. Also, the possible tom tries to fight a lot and I have seen him try to mount the others and try to mount a pullet, one of the other turkey poults squated for him, if you could call it that, I am not sure if that means anything. I can post pictures if it is possible to sex turkeys at this age but I will need to go get some. I am also still wondering if they are broad breasted bronze or heritage.
Based on your description, the one is most likely a tom but it really is a little early to be able to sex them from pictures.
 

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