Male and Female? And double breasted?

[auringer6]

Here are our turkey's they are about 10/11 weeks old. We bought them at Atwoods, They told us they where normal bronze. ? not sure which kind they are. Plus we think we have one male and one female. I am hoping to keep them and breed them for meat birds. But I understand that you can not breed double breasted. Any ideas.

 

[auringer6]

We weighed out tom and he is 6lbs at 10 weeks.

 

[auringer6]

anyone?

 

[Lagerdogger]

They look like broad-breasted, and by the weight they sound like they are probably broad-breasted as well. A picture of them standing would make it easier because BBBs stand with their very thick legs apart. like a cornish cross chicken.

It does look like a tom and a hen.

 

[chicks and hens2]

Here are our turkey's they are about 10/11 weeks old. We bought them at Atwoods, They told us they where normal bronze. ? not sure which kind they are. Plus we think we have one male and one female. I am hoping to keep them and breed them for meat birds. But I understand that you can not breed double breasted. Any ideas.

I THINK when the hens first start laying and the Jake is young they could mate naturally but much past that point the Jake would be too big and then it's AI. But, They don't live for 2 years like the heritage if you don't process them due to heart failure etc.
These look like a tom (or Jake actually) and hen poult BBB. mine are about 5- 1/2 weeks old and the ones I thinkare males have the caruncles ontheir necksalready and a reddishtint to the skin of their head/neck

 

[auringer6]

how much do your's weight right now. My hen is 4lbs and my tom is 6lbs and they are 11-12 weeks old now. The have not gained much this last week. thank you

 

[daniel rainey]

i think they are but if you posted a standing pic i could tell you for sure...

 

[daniel rainey]

and yea the one in front is a male

 

[auringer6]

here are photos of them standing. They are 12 weeks old. And tom weights 6lbs and liz weights 4lbs. I think they are standard. Thanks.

 

[auringer6]

i have never heard of a male turkey being called a jake. I know a male duck is a Drake. But turkey's are called Toms, or hens