What are these??

[HorseGal12]

we have 2 turkeys that we bought at about 1 week old and have had them about 2 months and they have GROWN... is it to early to tell if they are males or females??

 

[R2elk]

we have 2 turkeys that we bought at about 1 week old and have had them about 2 months and they have GROWN... is it to early to tell if they are males or females??

I only see an out of focus picture of one Broad Breasted Bronze turkey. While people that are familiar with their turkeys can often sex them at an early age, it is usually at least 3 months old before they can be sexed from pictures. If they are late developing toms, they can take as long as 6 months old before able to be sexed.

Your turkey still has its juvenile feathers. One of the signs of whether or not a turkey is a tom or hen is their adult breast feathers. Dark colored hens will have a light colored lower edge on their adult breast feathers and dark colored toms will have a dark colored lower edge on their breast feathers. Turkeys with juvenile feathers cannot be sexed this way because both sexes can have the light colored lower edge on their juvenile feathers.

 

[HorseGal12]

Will a hen or a Tom display at an early age?

 

[R2elk]

Will a hen or a Tom display at an early age?

Both hens and toms can display at a young age. With mine, real early displaying has indicated a tom but others have had young dominant hens do the same.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Will a hen or a Tom display at an early age?

The bumps on the lower part of the neck screams, it's a tom. I own Broad Breasted Bronze turkeys, I know this. I have 5 toms, 1 female, & a female Bourbon red.

 

[GotCoop]

Just for fun, sometimes I'll play the younger turkeys YouTube videos of Toms gobbling. Not 100%, but usually will give you an indication of which might be toms.

 

[MysteryChicken]

I have six, 3mth old Broad Breasted Bronze Turkeys if you'd like to see how big they get at that age? Will have to get the pictures tomorrow if you want to see them.
P.S. Turkeys like to play in kiddy pools.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Here's a couple of my Broad Breasted Bronze Turkeys.