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Turkey Identification

Original by Derek Newham Modified by Georgia Agriculture Education Curriculum Office- July 2004. Turkey Identification. Male or Female?. Hens are usually smaller They are duller in color Hens droppings are in a mound shape. Tom’s droppings are J-shaped. The Hen’s Egg.

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Turkey Identification

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  1. Original by Derek Newham Modified by Georgia Agriculture Education Curriculum Office- July 2004 Turkey Identification

  2. Male or Female? • Hens are usually smaller • They are duller in color • Hens droppings are in a mound shape. • Tom’s droppings are J-shaped.

  3. The Hen’s Egg • The female turkey’s egg is white with plashes of brown, unlike that of a chickens egg which is a solid color. • Incubation period is about 28 days. • Lots of animals love to feast on turkey eggs.

  4. Who’s Your Daddy?! • You can distinguish between Toms and Jakes by their beards. • Mature Toms beard will usually exceed 6 inches. • A Tom’s spur length is about 1 in. • Jakes usually have nubs.

  5. Con’t. Tom • A mature Tom can also be determined by the length of the tail feathers when in strut. • A Jakes tail feathers are uneven as shown. Jake

  6. Exceptions to the Rules. • Some abnormalities that have been discovered. • Hens have been known to grow beards. • Hens have also been known to gobble. • Toms are capable of growing multi-beards. These toms are known as non-typical.

  7. More info • To find out more about the sounds of turkeys or anything else, a good website is NWTF.org.

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