Do Female Turkeys Strut

Start date may 27 2010.

Do female turkeys strut. Females do not strut or make the pfft sound like males because the are not. Sort by reaction score thread starter tdmason. Yes female turkeys display their tail feathers just like toms do if there is a potential threat in the area. Turkeys only a week old will strut about puffed up.

Thanks for the comments. At this point the flock starts to sort of disband as they spread out into smaller groups and the females begin nesting. Turkeys are flock animals which brings along a lot of behavioral dynamics. How to tell the difference between male female turkeys.

How are feathers cleaned. Yes female turkeys display their tail feathers just like toms do if there is a potential threat in the area. The early part of the breeding season is really mostly for the males to strut at each other occasionally fighting to establish the dominant male in any given flock. Hens do not strut or fan their tails.

Turkey nests are indentations in soft dirt. Thread starter 11 tdmason in the brooder. Do male and female turkeys strut when they are young 7 8 weeks. Wash with a mild soap like dish soap.

Go more options who replied. There are occasions when the hens will display to strange humans once again to show the human they are higher in the flock social order. Females can lay from nine to 13 eggs which they incubate for around 28 days. It is killing me waiting on them to get old enough to tell.

First prev 2 of 2 go to page. Females do not strut or make the pfft sound like males because the are not. Do female turkeys puff up. The feces of females can be distinguished from males as it is shaped like the letter j male turkeys.

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