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I feed five Eastern Turkey's in my driveway most every day. Three have beards and two don't. One of the three appears to be a hen. Is it possible that some hen's grow beards?
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Yes, and it's a fairly common occurence.
They won't be as large, thick or pronounced as a Gobbler's beard but they usually will be about as big around as a standard pencil and can be 6 to 7 inches in length.
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We see that in MI on a regular basis.
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in the "turkey pic." thread, I posted a pic. of bearded hen that I arrowed a few years ago. She had a beard just over 7" long. Not real common in our area in KS., but ya do see them from time to time.
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They're around here once in a while. Seen one with a double beard once.
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Here is one, (third from the right):
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I shot one here in eastern NC two years ago, I'd heard of them but had never seen one. I've seen one more since then.
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The farm I hunt on has a few of them. I have thought about taking one just for the odd factor, but have not done it.
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have seen throut the years friggin thing wouldnt go away from me it was like 10-15ft away from me at time on my hard right putting the whole time trying to find the other hen(me) she had about a 7 inch beard i couldnt get a shot on her she just went away after about 10 minutes
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Yes they do. My father in law shot one in his yard a few years back. I've seen one at his place every years since, too.
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Yup. More common than one would think. I had one hanging around my bird feeder for several years.
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That's why Virginia's law reads bearded turkey and not gobbler when it refers to legal Spring turkey's..........Hb
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Where I work at, there is a bearded hen walking around. The beard looks to be a good five inches long.
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Fairly common here in tn also
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not only beards, but a three legged one once ! (domestic white)
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That's why Virginia's law reads bearded turkey and not gobbler when it refers to legal Spring turkey's..........Hb Same here in Michigan. I've seen a couple over the years while spring gobbler hunting. We'll shoot hens in the fall, but not in the spring. NB
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Seen quite a few in the area we now hunt in Goliad Co., TX. Never considered shooting one.
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