About a month ago, I bought RP or RP mix turkeys. I think (hope!) I can tell that I have a tom and a hen. Also, do they look more purebred now? I think when I got them, they were just muddy.
Day 1:
Present Day:
The tom also has this mohawk of feathers down his back, similar to the adult tom's look. The hen does not have this at all.
Also, I saw the tom posture and have a scrap with a chicken the other day! The chicken started it, so he says. They kept walking around each other and jumping. No pecking or anything, just a whole bunch of dancing around. Not in the way that roosters shuffle to mate hens, though, more like circles. He was puffing himself up, too. That makes me think he's a tom, too.
Day 1:
Present Day:
The tom also has this mohawk of feathers down his back, similar to the adult tom's look. The hen does not have this at all.
Also, I saw the tom posture and have a scrap with a chicken the other day! The chicken started it, so he says. They kept walking around each other and jumping. No pecking or anything, just a whole bunch of dancing around. Not in the way that roosters shuffle to mate hens, though, more like circles. He was puffing himself up, too. That makes me think he's a tom, too.
