When are male Broad Breasted Bronze turkeys mature ?

[kyron4]

When are Broad Breasted Bronze turkeys considered mature adults ? At what age do the males fan out their tails, strutting and gobbling ? I have one that is 6 months old , and thinking it may be a hen even though it's a little bigger than the other hens. It has never gobbled, fanned it's tail or strutted. -Thanks

 

[sourland]

@R2elk can you help here ?

 

[R2elk]

When are Broad Breasted Bronze turkeys considered mature adults ? At what age do the males fan out their tails, strutting and gobbling ? I have one that is 6 months old , and thinking it may be a hen even though it's a little bigger than the other hens. It has never gobbled, fanned it's tail or strutted. -Thanks

If you can post pictures of it, we may be able to tell what sex it is. A slow developing tom can take six months or more to show its true sex.

Every turkey is its own individual and may or may not strut or gobble depending on the circumstances around it. I have a strong head tom. My young toms will not strut or gobble anywhere near him. One of the young toms made the mistake of gobbling near the head hen and was severely chastised for doing so.

A six month old BBB tom, if properly fed from the start should be substantially bigger than a six month old BBB hen.

For sexing turkeys from pictures, it is best to post a full side view, a full front view and an image from above and behind that includes the back of the neck and the top of the head. The pictures need to be in focus.