Do turkey hens grow beards?

[Ashmt51]

I have 5 BBW turkeys and all of them are growing a black beard. 3 out of the 5 will squat when I come near them or they sill follow me and squat. I know it technically doesn’t matter what sex they are since they are bred for meat but is this normal behavior for a male? I tried to get some pics of them but they don’t like the camera

 

[Molpet]

It's not uncommon for hens to have beards
There's a thread about hens with beards.

 

[sourland]

There are three wild turkey hens that feed at my bird feeder. One of them is bearded.

 

[Molpet]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/lets-see-your-bearded-turkey-hens.1325640/

 

[R2elk]

I have 5 BBW turkeys and all of them are growing a black beard. 3 out of the 5 will squat when I come near them or they sill follow me and squat. I know it technically doesn’t matter what sex they are since they are bred for meat but is this normal behavior for a male? I tried to get some pics of them but they don’t like the camera

The squat behavior is normal behavior for a hen only.

 

[Bcoz18]

I have a red bourbon turkey with a beard it Is a female. she's maybe 7 months old and the beard isn't growing fast and still under her feathers.

 

[R2elk]

I have a red bourbon turkey with a beard it Is a female. she's maybe 7 months old and the beard isn't growing fast and still under her feathers.

Turkey hens can grow beards. Not all hens will grow a beard.

Let's See Your Bearded Turkey Hens​

 

[Feathyr]

I used to have a couple bearded BR hens. One had a more impressive beard than my toms!