Do female turkeys have beards?

How to Tell a Gobbler From a Hen The question of how to identify a turkey as a hen or a gobbler, male or female might seem like a silly question to a seasoned veteran, but to the beginner, positive identification is a skill that doesn't come just because you decided to take up the sport. read more

Two beards are common, but some hunters have reported turkeys with eight beards according to the Pennsylvania Game Commission. Domesticated Turkeys Domesticated turkeys, descended from Meleagris gallopavo, wild turkeys, come from Central America, it appears, The Aztecs domesticated the animal around 500 B.C. read more