answersLogoWhite

0

Adult male turkeys are called "toms", or "gobblers". Subadult males are called "jakes".

User Avatar

Wiki User

12y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

What is the difference between a tom turkey and a Jake?

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.


What do you call a male Turkish?

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


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.


Word for male turkey?

a mature bird is a tom , while a immature 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 is a male turkey are called?

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


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.


What male cat is called?

A male cat is usually referred to as a "Tom".


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.


Are male turkeys called a toms?

Ben Franklin named it after Thomas Jefferson when he did not allow it to be the national bird


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.


What is the name for a male turkey?

A male turkey is called a tom.