Sex of turkey poult? Bronze breasted

[louiseschwieker]

This poult hatched about 2 months ago. March 21st or around there. I'm worried that it could be a tom because of the way her/his neck looks. Sometimes she (we hope she) will strut but I heard that some girls will do that. I haven't heard any gobbling but she does make some "beeping" sounds. Thanks in advance

 

[Chicken-lovebirdchihuahua]

Is that the only one in its flock? Usually at this age they fluff up a little bit so I would guess it’s a hen

 

[louiseschwieker]

Is that the only one in its flock? Usually at this age they fluff up a little bit so I would guess it’s a hen

Is that the only one in its flock? Usually at this age they fluff up a little bit so I would guess it’s a hen

Yes it is the only one. We have chickens though

 

[Chicken-lovebirdchihuahua]

The best way to tell is if it puts its tail feathers up and wings down even if it’s just for a split second that means you’ve got a gobbler or (male) if it doesn’t do that then it’s a female to me it looks like a gobbler

 

[Crazy for Chickens!]

Turkeys are hard to sex, (plus I'm not very familiar wi them) so you might just want to wait until it is a bit older. It will start showing signs of one of the genders! Also, I would guess the 'females sometimes strut' is just the same as 'female chickens sometimes crow' its pretty rare, and not really something to go by.

 

[MillersFarm]

@R2elk Doesn't look like a bronze to me.. Or a broad breasted. I'm leaning towards hen but R2 will most likely know.