Turkey Spurs

[OrionsX0]

I am going to post the story but I am wondering what the age of my turkey. I know that you age them based on there spurs, the bird had just over 1 1/4 spurs

[brittman]

Turkey spurs are somewhat of an indication of age, but some areas of the country, state, and zone will have longer spurs (genetics) than others.

Jakes have a distinct tail (longer tail feathers in the middle) and nubby little spurs, a 2 year old Tom will have a 6" to 8" beard (usually) and spurs about 3/4", 3 year old Tom and older will have longer beards and longer spurs.

But heavy snow and/or beard rot can make an older gobblers beards short