Sexing Turkey's

So I might be getting some turkey chicks ? around six to eight weeks old and I was wondering if there is a "" easy "" way of sexing them ? I have three maybe four hens and I would like at least one or two toms as well .Any help would be greatly appreciated

That is still a tricky age.
What I look for when sexing turkeys is a few things, generally noticable around 10-12 weeks though sometimes younger.
Lager birds, reddening in the head, cronicles starting around the base of their neck, and the snood getting more pronounced.
Another thing that you can try is putting something strange in the pen, if they start strutting more than likely they are boys, although there have been a few hens here that stutt just as well as the boys.

I have my suspicions mostly based on behaviour but gosh it is hard to tell.

legs,legs,legs!

For 90% of breeds the males well have thicker legs then the females, i would think at this age you should be able to see the difference

Oh that's very helpful - I didn't know. I'll check tomorrow. Excited!

heda gobbler wrote:Oh that's very helpful - I didn't know. I'll check tomorrow. Excited!

From what i read any ways. Might not work on all breeds but i know it works on Eastern Wilds

Well i got four Bronze , and they are at least eight weeks old or older ( not bad for $15.00 per bird ) so I'll see if they strut or show some sign of being of the male gender