Tom or hen

[LilJoe]

So now its 4 months old. At 4 months old it will have mature feathers on the breast. It is hard to tell from the side but it still looks like the lower edges of the breast feathers are light colored which means that it is a hen.

The caruncles are much smaller than a tom of that age would have. The snood of a tom of that age would expand far below the end of the beak.

The heaviness of the legs indicate to me that it is of the broad breasted type.

Hens can and do strut. Hens can have a snood that expands to the end of their beak.
This is a hen that has laid many eggs and hatched and raised many poults.

Blue Slate hen

• R2elk
• Mar 5, 2017

The tom is on the left and the hen is on the right.

Self Blue tom and Blue Slate hen

• R2elk
• Feb 21, 2016

My toms could shrink and expand their snood

 

[danielley101215]

Yeah I think it's a tom could be a hen but I had a heritage turkey at 4 months old who was a late bloomer, his snood now is even at over a year still not the biggest but he's a tom. He gobbles all day displays and is way over a year and doesn't lay. And then I have an almost 6 month old heritage tom who is the opposite he matured fast and is big with a big snood and almost longer beard than my year old tom.

 

[armyman0187]

Finally got him to gobble he does it every time I honk

 

[danielley101215]

Finally got him to gobble he does it every time I honk

Awwww!!!! How is he???

 

[armyman0187]

Awwww!!!! How is he???

He is doing great!

 

[danielley101215]

He is doing great!

Awwww that's so good!! How heavy is he??

 

[Kristen D]

View attachment 1054470 Found these guys for .50 a piece

I purchased 11 broad breasted whites from a farm supply store here. They get BIG lol

 

[Kristen D]

Finally got him to gobble he does it every time I honk

Mine does it when I honk too!

 

[danielley101215]

I purchased 11 broad breasted whites from a farm supply store here. They get BIG lol

Pics??

 

[Kristen D]

Pics??

They're only 2 months old