Sounds dumb but this is a Tom aint it

[JonathanL23]

I got it when it was 4 months old the women said it was a female but today the turkeys doing this and looking back at the pics and thinking of it this turkeys a Tom right

 

[sourland]

And HE is becoming a beauty.

 

[R2elk]

I got it when it was 4 months old the women said it was a female but today the turkeys doing this and looking back at the pics and thinking of it this turkeys a Tom right

Actually I am not so sure that it is a tom. Hens can and do strut. If that is a tom, its snood should be much longer than the one in the photo. I do have a hen that her snood is actually longer than that since it reaches the end of her bill. The tom's snood completely covers his bill and hangs down at least another two inches.

At four months old a knowledgeable person should be able to tell whether their poults are male or female.

I say it is a hen.

 

[sourland]

How old is the bird?

 

[JonathanL23]

How old is the bird?

about 6 -7 months

 

[sourland]

R2elk is probably correct - it may very well be a hen rather than a jake.

 

[JonathanL23]

I heard Toms and hens have different shaped head heres a few pics not the best but it some thing

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

I agree with it being a hen, my hens display sometimes, does she have any other turkeys, or is she lonely