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Turkeys have a distinctive fleshy wattle that hangs from the underside of the beak and a fleshy protuberance that hangs from the top of its beak called a snood. As with many galliform species, the female (the hen) is smaller and much less colorful than the male (the tom).
Anatomical structures on the head and throat of a domestic turkey. 1. Caruncles, 2. Snood, 3. Wattle (dewlap), 4. Major caruncle, 5. Beard. A caruncle is defined as 'a small, fleshy excrescence that is a normal part of an animal's anatomy'. [1] Within this definition, caruncles in birds include wattles (or dewlaps), combs, snoods, and earlobes.
The domestic turkey (Meleagris gallopavo domesticus) is a large fowl, one of the two species in the genus Meleagris and the same species as the wild turkey.Although turkey domestication was thought to have occurred in central Mesoamerica at least 2,000 years ago, [1] recent research suggests a possible second domestication event in the area that is now the southwestern United States between ...
Female turkeys, called hens, lay about 10 to 12 eggs at a rate of about one per day for two weeks or so. The eggs incubate for only about 28 days before they hatch and little turkeys emerge. Baby ...
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During the summer, female turkeys and their young are most active. The public is asked to report wild turkeys of all kinds, including gobblers, hens, and young turkeys (poults), as well as adult ...
Many species are gamebirds or have been domesticated as a food source for humans. Turkeys have a distinctive fleshy wattle that hangs from the underside of the beak and a fleshy protuberance that hangs from the top of its beak called a snood. As with many galliform species, the female (the hen) is smaller and much less colorful than the male ...
Young female turkeys are known as “jennies.” A hen builds a ground nest with good cover and lays one egg every 24-32 hours. It takes about two weeks for her to lay a full clutch of nine to 13 ...