Wing Sexing Turkeys?

[Amanda16]

Our chicks are somewhere between 4-5 days old and I just noticed something interesting, it appears that the longest feathers on their wings rest at different places at their sides when their wings are tucked. Might this have something to do with their genders? If not why is it?
Some pictures for reference =^-^=

 

[silkie1472]

This has nothing to do with their gender. Instead, it has to do with their genetics. The most desired chicks, ducks, and poults are those with solid wing (as some of your poults have), but some have a genitive problem known as "split wing" where there is a gap between the primary and secondary (not sure if secondary was the word I was looking for) feathers. However, this problem does not affect them much at all. Severe cases may limit flight, but not anything major.

 

[Amanda16]

oh, ok, thank you =^-^=

 

[R2elk]

This has nothing to do with their gender. Instead, it has to do with their genetics. The most desired chicks, ducks, and poults are those with solid wing (as some of your poults have), but some have a genitive problem known as "split wing" where there is a gap between the primary and secondary (not sure if secondary was the word I was looking for) feathers. However, this problem does not affect them much at all. Severe cases may limit flight, but not anything major.

In turkeys this is relatively common in certain breeds. At least one poster made the observation that all of his poults that had "angel wing" turned out to be toms. I have noticed this in Bourbon Red poults and one time in a Blue Slate poult. The Bourbon Red poults all developed it at an early stage and to the best of my knowledge were toms. The Blue Slate that developed it, had it occur at a more advanced age around 4 to 6 weeks and it indeed was a tom.

All of the young poults quickly grew out of it and were fine later on. The older poult also grew out of it and was fine.

 

[Amanda16]

ours are little bronze turkeys