Sex Of Turkey

[Thanera]

It's been another month and I cant believe how much my bronze breasted turkey has grown! They are 3 months old now (I know still probably way too early to officially tell) but any hints on the gender? No gobbles and no strutting.

 

[R2elk]

It's been another month and I cant believe how much my bronze breasted turkey has grown! They are 3 months old now (I know still probably way too early to officially tell) but any hints on the gender? No gobbles and no strutting.
View attachment 3566152 View attachment 3566149View attachment 3566150View attachment 3566151

Looks to be a hen.

There is no such thing as a Bronze Breasted turkey. There are Broad Breasted Bronze or heritage Bronze.

 

[Thanera]

Looks to be a hen.

There is no such thing as a Bronze Breasted turkey. There are Broad Breasted Bronze or heritage Bronze.

Thank you for clearing that up ^^

 

[Thanera]

Looks to be a hen.

There is no such thing as a Bronze Breasted turkey. There are Broad Breasted Bronze or heritage Bronze.

Does my Turkey seem to still be giving off Hen vibes? Also do they all have a little nub on their chest for where a beard would be, even if they are a male or female? Still no strutting around or gobbles. Does a ton of Cluck purs and just started doing yelping calls to me today.

 

[R2elk]

Does my Turkey seem to still be giving off Hen vibes? Also do they all have a little nub on their chest for where a beard would be, even if they are a male or female? Still no strutting around or gobbles. Does a ton of Cluck purs and just started doing yelping calls to me today.

It doesn't have much of a "mohawk" but I see some feathers on top of its head. Toms go completely bald except for a few stray hairs, no feathers.

I am seeing light colored lower edges on the breast feathers which is also a sign of a hen. I am not seeing much in the way of caruncles, another sign of a hen. I have had hens with snoods that would swell enough to reach the end of the beak but when they retract they still retract into the "J" shape while tom's snoods can reach inches below the end of the beak and when retracted will form a cone shape.

Both toms and hens can have beards although a hen's beard is usually no more than half as thick as a tom's.

Let's See Your Bearded Turkey Hens

 

[Thanera]

It doesn't have much of a "mohawk" but I see some feathers on top of its head. Toms go completely bald except for a few stray hairs, no feathers.

I am seeing light colored lower edges on the breast feathers which is also a sign of a hen. I am not seeing much in the way of caruncles, another sign of a hen. I have had hens with snoods that would swell enough to reach the end of the beak but when they retract they still retract into the "J" shape while tom's snoods can reach inches below the end of the beak and when retracted will form a cone shape.

Both toms and hens can have beards although a hen's beard is usually no more than half as thick as a tom's.

Let's See Your Bearded Turkey Hens

Im so sorry to keep bothering you with my turkey. I just wanted to share some more photos of them (I was playing some turkey sounds on my phone to see if they would gobble, but they kinda just puffed up a tiny bit) Im worried if it's a Tom I'll have to rehome it because I've read about how they can get to be really aggressive. It's been doing well with my chickens and everything so far and there are lots of visual barriers in my run so if things do start getting heated they can separate but that hasn't come up yet. Currently 14wks old and weighs only 15 lbs.

 

[R2elk]

Im so sorry to keep bothering you with my turkey. I just wanted to share some more photos of them (I was playing some turkey sounds on my phone to see if they would gobble, but they kinda just puffed up a tiny bit) Im worried if it's a Tom I'll have to rehome it because I've read about how they can get to be really aggressive. It's been doing well with my chickens and everything so far and there are lots of visual barriers in my run so if things do start getting heated they can separate but that hasn't come up yet. Currently 14wks old and weighs only 15 lbs.

It may be a late developing tom. The caruncles are getting bigger and the head appears to now be bald.

 

[Thanera]

It may be a late developing tom. The caruncles are getting bigger and the head appears to now be bald.

Yeah there's just a thin little line of feathers growing up the neck. Do you have any advice on keeping everyone safe and happy together?

 

[R2elk]

Yeah there's just a thin little line of feathers growing up the neck. Do you have any advice on keeping everyone safe and happy together?

Get at least another turkey. Turkeys are very social and need the company of other turkeys.

 

[Pollo Blanco]

Get at least another turkey. Turkeys are very social and need the company of other turkeys.

Can chickens or humans fill the void?
Asking for an ex friend who stole one of my hens (think it was a hen, anyway).