Is he a she?

[Lunadell]

I have a young pair of Sweetgrass turkeys. One has the typical lighter female markings and one has darker typically male markings. I assumed I had a male and female. Strangely I am finding 2 eggs a day in their run. They are housed with peafowl so I thought it might be an egg from my peahen but the two eggs have brown speckles. I thought peafowl eggs were all white? So I either have two female turkeys (with one that looks like a male) or I have a peahen laying speckled eggs, or I have one turkey laying 2 eggs a day!

 

[Lunadell]

I forgot to add (it is a bit difficult to tell in the photos) the one that looks like a male has more red on their head, but the the waddle thing is not long. Also, their mother has chest hair. Is that normal or do I have weird hormonal turkeys?

 

[casportpony]

Looks like a hen to me.

 

[NY Coturnix]

I forgot to add (it is a bit difficult to tell in the photos) the one that looks like a male has more red on their head, but the the waddle thing is not long. Also, their mother has chest hair. Is that normal or do I have weird hormonal turkeys?

Can't answer about the weird hormones but they are pretty turkey

 

[yesterDAYNE]

Turkey hens having beards is pretty common.

Can you get a full picture of the supposed male's head? I think I see a fuzzy head which generally means hen in my experience, all my toms have been fully bald pretty early on.

 

[turkey girl 0964]

Turkey hens having beards is pretty common.

I think I see a fuzzy head which generally means hen in my experience, all my toms have been fully bald pretty early on.

x2

 

[Lunadell]

Looks like a hen to me.

The photos are two different birds.

 

[Lunadell]

Turkey hens having beards is pretty common.

Can you get a full picture of the supposed male's head? I think I see a fuzzy head which generally means hen in my experience, all my toms have been fully bald pretty early on.

 

[yesterDAYNE]

Oh, yeah, that's a hen! Definitely a hen. She's very pretty, too.

 

[Bigtom Turkey]

Hen.