Utah Field Guide: Identifying adult female, male turkeys

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Tonight, Wildlife Biologist Dennis Southerland, shows us how to tell the difference between a male and a female turkey and whether or not you are looking at a juvenile or an adult bird.

Another way to tell if a bird is mature or not is by looking at the tail feathers. If the bird has uneven tail feathers, that is the middle feathers are longer than the outer feathers, well then you've got an immature jake or jenny. The shorter feathers are replaced will longer feathers after the bird molts and becomes an adult.