A " Tom " is a male. Female is a hen.
A mature male turkey is called a "Tom". Yearling males are called "Jakes"
A male turkey is called a tom.
The name of a male turkey is called a Tom
the first man to shoot a male turkey was named tom
Tom Hanks, because Tom Hanks looked like a turkey when he was born but now he doesnt but his son does...he also ate turkey for Thanksgiving!
A "Tom" turkey. The "mom" turkey is called a "Hen". A dad turkey {a male} is a tom or a gobbler. == == == ==
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.
capon is the name of a castrated rooster there is no specific name for a castrated turkey
A tom turkey is the male of the two genders of turkey there is female and a male, how to tell the difference is easy a tom or boy turkey will have a beard and they get the beard when they start to mature, when a boy turkey is small and has a smaller beard it is called a Jake which is kind of like a teenager. A beard is located at the center of the chest. Another way to tell the difference from a tom and a hen (full grown) is the tom will have a red head but if the tom turkey is an old turkey it will have a light blue faded head. The hens will have a white head.
A Tom turkey female is a hen.
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.
Male turkeys are called toms, and female turkeys are called hens. So, the phrase "tom turkey," whether it is in a song, book, play, or cartoon, is how the character tom turkey got his name.