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Turkeys for Sale
Turkey Pictures
The Snood and Wattle
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| Snood - the flap of skin that hangs over the turkey's beak. Turns bright
red during courtship or when the turkey is upset
Wattle - the flap of
skin under the turkey's chin. Turns bright red during courtship or when the
turkey is upset |
When we think of a male turkey we think of
its snood being long hanging. What some do not know is, the wattle and the snood
both retract and are not always long.
At times the snood is all shriveled up to a point.
As the turkey blows blood to his head his snood begins to
grow.
When a male turkey fluffs up he is trying to attract a mate
or show how beautiful he is. The snood is most likely used to attract a female
because it looks like a long worm when fully grown.
It only takes seconds for the snood to grow from an inch
to almost a foot long.
Turkey Pictures 1
Turkey Pictures 2
Turkey Pictures 3
Turkey Info
The Turkeys Snood and Wattle
Turkey Breeds
Birds in the Wild
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