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The first year of a male turkey's life he is referred to as a Jake. After he matures he would be called a Tom.

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When does a Jake turkey become a tom turkey?

A Jake turkey is a name for a young male turkey. It becomes a tom once it grows the red excess skin on its throat.


When does a Jake turkey become a tom?

A Jake turkey is a name for a young male turkey. It becomes a tom once it grows the red excess skin on its throat.


What is a tom turkey?

A tom turkey is the male of the two genders of turkey there is female and a male, how to tell the difference is easy a tom or boy turkey will have a beard and they get the beard when they start to mature, when a boy turkey is small and has a smaller beard it is called a Jake which is kind of like a teenager. A beard is located at the center of the chest. Another way to tell the difference from a tom and a hen (full grown) is the tom will have a red head but if the tom turkey is an old turkey it will have a light blue faded head. The hens will have a white head.


Word for male turkey?

a mature bird is a tom , while a immature male turkey is a jake


Male turkeys and female turkeys are called what?

The female turkey is called a hen, a male turkey is called a tom or gobbler and a young male turkey is a jake.


What do you call a male Turkey and female Turkey?

A male turkey is called a tom or a gobbler, a female turkey a hen, and a baby turkey a poult or chick. A young male turkey is called a jake and a young femaleis called a jenny.


What do you call a male Turkish?

A Jake is a jouvenile male under one year and a Tom is a full grown male. :)


What is a male turkey are called?

A mature male turkey is called a "Tom". Yearling males are called "Jakes"


What is the difference between Tom Tom Home and Tom Tom One?

For a start...they both have different names.


The three name for male female baby turkey?

A young male turkey is called a Jake and a young female is a jenny. A grown male turkey is a tom or a gobbler and female turkeys are called hens. Chick and poult are the names for baby turkeys.


Why is a male turkey often referred to as a tom turkey?

the first man to shoot a male turkey was named tom


What is the name for a male turkey?

A male turkey is called a tom.