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In the animal world the male are always more colorful and smaller. Females have less color and bigger. I imagine that is so with a turkey.
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∙ 9y agoFemales, known as hens, are smaller than males and males have black down and females have brown down.
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Is there a difference in plumage between the male and female wild turkey?
female turkeys can lay eggs, male turkeys can't
What is better a female or male turkey?
Female turkeys are smaller than male domestic turkeys. Wild turkeys have the same size difference but the difference is not as great. See the links below.
What are facts about turkeys?
Wild turkeys are native to North America. They are the only breed of poultry native to the Western Hemisphere. A male turkey is called a tom or a gobbler, and a female turkey is called a hen.
What are three fact about turkeys?
Wild turkeys are native to North America. They are the only breed of poultry native to the Western Hemisphere. A male turkey is called a tom or a gobbler, and a female turkey is called a hen.
Do you eat male or female turkeys?
Both The above is true of domesticated turkeys, however, if you hunt wild turkeys, you can only shoot the males. The females are left alone because they are the egg layers and produce and care for the young turkeys.
Do wild turkeys mate for life?
No, wild turkeys do not mate for life. Turkeys travel in same sex flocks. During the breeding season, March and April, one male will find a flock of females and mate with several of the female turkeys from the flock.
What is the patch of black hair on a wild male turkeys chest?
The patch of black hair on a wile male turkeys chest is known as the beard or the spur. Sometimes females grow them as well.
How big can a domestic turkey grow?
Domestic turkeys usually weigh anywhere from 36 to 70 pounds, but the majority don't grow to be over 40 pounds. Wild turkeys don't usually get over 24 pounds.
What state in the US does not have wild turkeys?
The state of the Hawaii has no wild turkeys. All other 49 states have wild turkeys that native to the area.
What is wild turkeys weight and length?
Male wild turkeys generally weigh 11 to 24 lbs, and are 39 to 49 inches long. Females are only 6.6 to 12 lbs and are 30 to 37 inches long. The record for largest wild turkey male was 38 lbs (according to the National Wild Turkey Federation).
Is a wild turkey colorblind?
wild turkeys are not but some other turkeys are
Have you ever heard an animal talk in dialect?
Yes. I am an avid Wild Turkey hunter. I am able to use hand made calls that mimicks the sound of a female turkey. This allows me to communicate with male turkeys.
