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What are the differences between male and female wild turkeys in terms of their physical characteristics and behavior?
Male wild turkeys, known as toms, are larger and have more vibrant plumage compared to female wild turkeys, known as hens. Toms have longer beards and spurs on their legs, while hens have a more muted coloration. In terms of behavior, toms are more aggressive during mating season, displaying and gobbling to attract hens, while hens are responsible for nesting and caring for the young.
Do turkeys lose their beards?
Yes at least most speices. My Gray Slates all have beards I have 4, 3 hens and 1 tom. My 2 black turkeys are hens and they both have very long beards. My bronze turkeys that are female do not have beards. I think it depends on the speices. My hens all lay eggs except one of my two broad breasted whites. One has a tiny beard but the other does not. They are indeed both female but I think it has been bred out of them to breed.
What is the difference between male and female wild turkeys?
Male wild turkeys, also known as toms, are larger and have more colorful plumage compared to female wild turkeys, known as hens. Toms have a prominent beard, a fleshy growth on their chest, while hens do not. Additionally, toms have spurs on their legs, which are absent in hens. These physical differences help distinguish between male and female wild turkeys.
Do female moose have beards?
female moose do not have beards.
Do female dwarves have beards?
No, female dwarves do not have beards.
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 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.
Is a wild turkey colorblind?
wild turkeys are not but some other turkeys are
Do wild turkeys weigh more than domestic turkeys?
Wild turkeys do not weigh more than domestic turkeys on average. Wild turkeys move around a lot looking for food, domestic turkeys don't have to, causing them to get heavier.
Do wild turkeys roost in the rain?
I know all about wild turkeys, if it is raining turkeys will either ignore it or roost in their tree.
Does Alaska have a wild turkey population?
There are no wild turkeys in Alaska because the environment does not support them. These turkeys cannot stand the cold.
Does Hawaii have turkeys?
Wild turkeys that were introduced, yes, but not naturally occurring turkeys.
