Turkey Poult Questions - (Sexing, Care, etc)

[All4Eggz]

One of the turkey poults is a lot bigger than the other. Could this mean I have a tom and a hen?

 

[R2elk]

One of the turkey poults is a lot bigger than the other. Could this mean I have a tom and a hen?

Possibly

 

[All4Eggz]

This is the bigger one, it has a very small snood compared to the other.

 

[All4Eggz]

On this second one the snood is very long so I’m not sure if that means anything.. but the actual body is significantly smaller than the first.

And here’s a photo of both of them

 

[Isadora]

On this second one the snood is very long so I’m not sure if that means anything.. but the actual body is significantly smaller than the first. View attachment 3442521
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And here’s a photo of both of them
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The snood looks weird on the 2nd one. Has it been pecked at, do you know?
They look too young to sex at this point.

 

[All4Eggz]

The snood looks weird on the 2nd one. Has it been pecked at, do you know?
They look too young to sex at this point.

As far as I know they do not peck at each other. Today is the first time they came in contact with the rest of the flock.
Otherwise they were 24/7 with the leghorn chicks and meat chicks.

 

[Quarterhorses1]

I look at the back of the heads to sex them

 

[R2elk]

This is the bigger one, it has a very small snood compared to the other.
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Far too young to sex from pictures. At this age, the size of the snood doesn't mean anything.

 

[cmobley]

I look at the back of the heads to sex them

what do you look at on the back of the head exactly?

 

[Isadora]

what do you look at on the back of the head exactly?

I'm guessing it's a 50/50 success rate