Final Thoughts on Turkey Snoods An Eastern longbeard gobbles as he comes in. Photo by Tom Reichner / Adobe Stock. We may think a fat, floppy snood makes a gobbler look goofy, but hens don’t think so.

While a snood might look goofy to us, for a turkey, it’s integral to the mating game, signaling to other toms that they should get out of his way and letting hens know that he’s got what they ...

On a hen the snood is not much more than a bump that sticks up just behind the beak. I've seen turkeys peck at one another's faces in acts of aggression, with the one being pecked turning away.

If a turkey is coming toward you and constantly going in and out of strut, his head is whitish-blue, and his snood hanging low—there's no reason to rush.

Studies have shown that hens favor gobblers with longer snoods. A longer snood may be the turkey equivalent of a statement on a tom’s physical fitness, overall health and virility.

Talking Turkey. A Bird's-Eye View Of Wattle and Snood. November 22, 2000 at 7:00 p.m. EST. Share. Add to your saved stories. Save. Sure, you know that turkeys are a part of Thanksgiving.

The flap of skin hanging over a turkey’s bill is called a snood It can change color, size, and shape based on the turkey’s mood and activities, such as when they’re courting. 6.

According to some studies, the part atop a turkey’s beak, called a snood, helps hens determine which toms to mate with. The longer the snood, the better the genes. Wattles, which hang below ...

These bands of brothers cooperated to court females, or hens, and chase off competing males. ... Like snoods, other fleshy structures on a turkey’s face and neck can change color during displays.

Turkey vultures are federally ... He said wild turkeys aren’t migratory, they stay put. 5. The flap of skin hanging over a turkey’s bill is called a snood. It can ... and females are called hens.