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What is a male turkey called?
What is  female turkey called ?
Where will you find the turkey’s wattle?
Where will you find the turkey’s caruncles?
Where is the turkey’s snood?
About how long does it take a domestic turkey to grow from birth into a turkey that is plump enough for market?

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1. A male turkey is called a gobbler.
2. A female turkey is called a hen.
3. The wattle is the flabby skin growth that hangs from the turkey’s throat.
4. The caruncle is the growth of skin that dangle from the turkey’s chin.
5. The snood is the growth of skin that droops over the gobbler’s bill.
6. About 10 weeks.