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 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 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.
A " Tom " is a male. Female is a hen.
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.