the first man to shoot a male turkey was named tom
gobbler stag
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.
A mature male turkey is called a "Tom". Yearling males are called "Jakes"
Hen. Turkey - the young are referred to as a poult, or chick. The female is referred to as a hen, and the male a tom.
A male turkey is called a tom.
goblerThe adult male turkey is referred to as either a tom, gobbler, or stag.In the United Kingdom and United States, the male turkey is called a Tom or gobbler or a cock or a stagThe female turkey is called a hen.Young turkeys are called poults.If the male is over 1 & 1/2 years old, it is a tom, and if it is younger, then it is called a jake.The male turkey is called a tom or gobbler. The female turkey is called a hen. Baby turkeys are called poults.
The name of a male turkey is called a Tom
Like chickens, female turkeys are simply called hens. Male turkeys, on the other hand, are called toms. Baby turkeys are known as poults.
Ben Franklin named it after Thomas Jefferson when he did not allow it to be the national bird
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capon is the name of a castrated rooster there is no specific name for a castrated turkey
A Tom turkey female is a hen.