Sex please?

youngbreeder

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these are my two turkeys. I was wondering the age they are about 3 months old. Today they both strutted but usually it is the turkey in the first picture that struts ever since they were small. So what is the sex of the second turkey. "It" has a waddle which is kinda hairy compared to the guys which is bald. Also it has more feather/hair on its head than the other. Lastly when scared the guy's face turns red while the unsexed one turns more of a pale pink. This is the color of their faces also on a regular basis. So can anyone help sex them.
Thanks
 
View attachment 1065696 View attachment 1065697 these are my two turkeys. I was wondering the age they are about 3 months old. Today they both strutted but usually it is the turkey in the first picture that struts ever since they were small. So what is the sex of the second turkey. "It" has a waddle which is kinda hairy compared to the guys which is bald. Also it has more feather/hair on its head than the other. Lastly when scared the guy's face turns red while the unsexed one turns more of a pale pink. This is the color of their faces also on a regular basis. So can anyone help sex them.
Thanks
The first one appears to be a tom and the second one appears to be a hen.

When they get their adult feathers in, the breast feathers of the tom will have dark colored lower edges and the breast feathers of the hen will have light colored edges.

Other than a few hairs the tom will eventually have a bald head while the hen will have a "mohawk" up the back of her neck and on top of her head.
 
I sure could use some help too. Though mine are probably still too young, the are 9-10 weeks old. The big one is gobbling so I know that one is a tom.
 

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Hard to tell at that age. I say your first pic tom and 2nd a female.
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These are girls at approximately 1 year. Note their necks.

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Same age tom. Note the rich red color.
It was hard to sex them when they were young.

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Once they mature, is unmistakable.
 

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