at what age can you tell male/female turkey apart?

[allmypeeps]

I have 4 pet Narragansette turkey that are about 3 months old....snoods are all small, necks are just starting to turn reddish with a hint of blue/gray? but heads are still kind of sprinkled with tiny feathers. No one has attempted to strutt or display. I was hoping for 2 of each sex but I think I have all one- just not sure which. No one is making any distinctive sounds yet either...


When do the snoods develop- at what age should I be able to tell what sex I have by external features.

Thanks.

 

[Lagerdogger]

By 12 weeks you should have a good feel. Tom narragansetts will be darker than hens, and the breast feathers will appear dark-tipped. Hens will have light tipped feathers just like bronzes. If none of the snoods have elongated yet, it sounds like you have all hens.

 

[frank53061]

I agree with LAGERDOGGER if you don't see a major difference in them in size and snood size you may have all Hens unless you have a late bloomer I had 2 that I thought were Hens at first but finally came in to bloom.
This is not a problem unless you wanted to breed them and if you do .
Keep your fingers crossed or keep an eye out to buy a Tom.
Good luck.