Because a male turkey is a very dominant turkey. If you are a male turkey then other male turkeys will want to fight you. That is where you get the name tom.
The name of a male turkey is called a Tom
A male turkey is called a tom.
capon is the name of a castrated rooster there is no specific name for a castrated turkey
Tom, or gobbler.
A mature male turkey is called a "Tom". Yearling males are called "Jakes"
it 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.
The male turkey, known as a "tom," gets its name from a combination of linguistic influences. The term "tom" is believed to have originated in the 17th century, possibly from the name of a popular London turkey, Tom, who became a symbol of the bird. Additionally, the name may have been influenced by the use of "tom" as a generic term for male animals. The association with the turkey as an American bird led to the adoption of this name in the English language.
A Jake is a jouvenile male under one year and a Tom is a full grown male. :)
The male turkey is normally called a tom, gobbler, or stag.
What ever you name it. But in general a female Turkey is called a "Hen." and a male Turkey is called 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.