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Tried my best to get better pictures. Wouldn't stay still long enough.
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It has caruncles, I tried to get a good head, & neck pictures, but the turkey won't stand still long enough.I’m still going with a female. Small snood. Little feet. I don’t see any caruncles.
If I'm sneaky enough, I might be able to grab him/her for feather pics. I have grabbed that turkey a few times before.Black tipped breast feathers say tom. Based on blurry pics I would almost guess hen except for you saying the breast feathers are tipped black. Looks like it has a mohawk in last pic. Things to watch for that would say tom; snood hanging way down or contacting to a cone shape, strutting or gobbling. Hen snood will contract some but still be slightly elongated. You may not be seeing the light edging if you are unable to get very close to it.
If your other tom is older and very dominate a slow maturing male may not strut or gobble until it feels it stands a chance in a challenge for dominance.
Spread some treats around you on ground and keep trying for good pics. It is hard to get pics some times if your birds are not used to being handled. I have the same problems. They do not hold still for pics.
That is a juvenile feather. The lower edge tell is only valid on adult breast feathers.I forgot I actually grabbed one of it's feathers awhile ago.View attachment 1934298This is before he started growing in the black tipped feathers.
I'll get one of it's adult feathers today, if I can.That is a juvenile feather. The lower edge tell is only valid on adult breast feathers.
It is preferable that the feathers still be attached to the turkey. I personally would not make any judgement based on a single feather. Go in the pen with the turkeys to get the picture. Pictures through the fence with the fence in focus and the bird out of focus are worthless.I'll get one of it's adult feathers today, if I can.