This turkey keeps on keeping me guessing

[Otis-Gussy]

Still looks like a hen to me including the fact that her head is not bald and she does have a "mohawk". Your hen also has smaller caruncles than I expect on 4 1/2 month old toms. I have hens that can expand their snoods to the end of their bill but all the toms expand their snoods so large that they hang well past the end of their bills and widen enough that the entire bill can be covered.

I also have a hen and a tom that go through the display to each other and a small fight before she lays down in front of him and he then mounts and breeds her.

Gosh I hope you're right. They are pets so I'd hate to have to give one up if they are both male. I was so sure she was female I went and got a second hen for what I thought was my lone Tom, so he could have 2 girlfriends, especially since one "girlfriend" is actually his sister ( a bit too hillbilly for me, haha ) so let's hope it's his sister and not his brother!

 

[Otis-Gussy]

Some toms fight, some get along. They probably won't fight too much until next season during their first breeding season. I'm sticking with it's a Tom, but you should know for sure within the next month.

Thank you! I'll be on pins and needles trying to figure out what the heck this bird is.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

I got some shots of mine that are just about about 4 months for snood development comparison. Your of course could be way different than mine, but mine I can clearly see hen vs Tom.

 

[Otis-Gussy]

I got some shots of mine that are just about about 4 months for snood development comparison. Your of course could be way different than mine, but mine I can clearly see hen vs Tom.

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Your Tom looks like my Tom
But if the bottom photo is also a tom, definitely seems less physically developed.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

You are right, I might be wrong, wouldn't be the first time guessing at the sex of turkeys by photos.

 

[Otis-Gussy]

You are right, I might be wrong, wouldn't be the first time guessing at the sex of turkeys by photos.

LOL seems like the #1 most asked question on the turkey board.
Tricky turkeys!