Male or female turkey

[monica_youngblood]

Our Pipi is about 6-7 months old. She is the only turkey in our flock of chickens, bantams, & ducks. We've thought she was a female but lately she has been exhibiting male behaviors...strutting, weird noises, dancing. She does not have a beard or spurs or nubs. We've been trying to get a couple more, but if she is a male then we don't want to get another male just hens.

I've uploaded one picture but I was unable to upload a video of her doing her thing.

Thank you.

 

[casportpony]

That looks like a boy to me.

 

[R2elk]

Our Pipi is about 6-7 months old. She is the only turkey in our flock of chickens, bantams, & ducks. We've thought she was a female but lately she has been exhibiting male behaviors...strutting, weird noises, dancing. She does not have a beard or spurs or nubs. We've been trying to get a couple more, but if she is a male then we don't want to get another male just hens.

I've uploaded one picture but I was unable to upload a video of her doing her thing.

Thank you.

That's a tom.

 

[Molpet]

Snood pass the beak, male

 

[monica_youngblood]

Snood pass the beak, male

Thank you.

 

[monica_youngblood]

That's a tom.

Thank you.

 

[PeacockNFlight]

I hope Pipi is a male name also! Maybe Peter?

 

[monica_youngblood]

Thank you.

Are they all mean? Can they be trained to not be mean? This one has started chasing & being mean to our ducks. He's tried to intimidate our dogs & cats. I've been wondering if his displays around my nephews have also been aggressive. I like having him around but don't want the aggression.

 

[GirlsHuntToo]

Gobbler!

 

[R2elk]

Are they all mean? Can they be trained to not be mean? This one has started chasing & being mean to our ducks. He's tried to intimidate our dogs & cats. I've been wondering if his displays around my nephews have also been aggressive. I like having him around but don't want the aggression.

He hasn't been raised around turkeys. He thinks that everything is a member of his flock and he believes he should be at the top of the pecking order.

I would not trust him around small children or other small animals. When breeding season starts you are going to have a serious problem as he tries to breed anything he can get on.