Turkey with weird thing coming out of the skin

[Poultrybonkers]

It looks like piant brissels. But brownish. It not pin feathers either. Is it normal?

 

[20736]

Male turkeys, and some females with high testosterone levels, grow a "beard" - as in "bearded turkey."
Google some Tom pictures and check them out.
Not to worry, it's quite normal.

 

[frank53061]

If this is around the chest area that is the beard it will get bigger as it gets older and hang down in the front.
My Turkeys have the same thing kinda looks like a small black brush.

 

[Poultrybonkers]

Thats what it is!!!! I never knew they got that!!