What is the red thing on a turkey's neck called ?

The red fleshy bits hanging off turkeys' beaks are called “snoods,” not to be confused with wattles, the fleshy bits under the neck that Richard the lawyer on Ally McBeal fetishized. When a male turkey is strutting, the snood engorges with blood and extends to hang down over the beak. read more

Turkeys also have a snood. The snood is a red piece of skin that hangs across the bird's beak. This can also change colors if the turkey is upset or looking to find a suitable mate. read more

The name of the red dangly thing is a Wattle , and believe it or not the redder and brighter and bigger the wattle the more the female turkeys find their male to be a studmuffin! Actually, the thing above the turkey's beak that extends and contracts is called a snood. read more

When a male turkey—known as a tom—wants to mate, he faces two hurdles. One is his potential mates, the female turkeys (a.k.a., hens). In the realm of turkey mating, the hens wield the power of choice and the toms have to get their attention and win the opportunity to reproduce. read more