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The first year of a male turkey's life he is referred to as a Jake. After he matures he would be called a Tom.
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When does a Jake turkey become a tom turkey?
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.
When does a Jake turkey become a tom?
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.
What is a tom 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.
Word for male turkey?
a mature bird is a tom , while a immature male turkey is a jake
Male turkeys and female turkeys are called what?
The female turkey is called a hen, a male turkey is called a tom or gobbler and a young male turkey is a jake.
What do you call a male Turkey and female Turkey?
A male turkey is called a tom or a gobbler, a female turkey a hen, and a baby turkey a poult or chick. A young male turkey is called a jake and a young femaleis called a jenny.
What do you call a male Turkish?
A Jake is a jouvenile male under one year and a Tom is a full grown male. :)
What is a male turkey are called?
A mature male turkey is called a "Tom". Yearling males are called "Jakes"
The three name for male female baby turkey?
A young male turkey is called a Jake and a young female is a jenny. A grown male turkey is a tom or a gobbler and female turkeys are called hens. Chick and poult are the names for baby turkeys.
What is the difference between Tom Tom Home and Tom Tom One?
For a start...they both have different names.
What does the christian name Jake mean?
Jake is a common nickname for men. My father's given name was Julian; my friend Jacob as well as my dad were nicknamed Jake. Jacob is the name most often shortened to Jake .Jake is also the name of a young Tom (male) turkey.
What is the Feminine gender of Turkey cock?
In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female. The gender specific noun for a male turkey is cock, tom, gobbler, jake, or stag. The gender specific noun for a female turkey is hen.
