What Do You Call a Baby Turkey?

What do you call a baby turkey? There are some commonly thrown around baby animal names that are part of most folks' vocabularies. We all know that a baby kangaroo is a joey, a baby pig is a piglet, and a baby dog is a puppy. But what the heck do you call a baby turkey? Paw Nation has your answer: A baby turkey is called a poult, pronounced the same as the longer poultry.

Baby turkeys look remarkably similar to baby chicks, just with longer necks and the very beginnings of a growth on the tops of their little heads. Turkey eggs are typically larger than chicken eggs and are speckled with brown spots. They typically weigh around 100 grams right before they hatch (usually in about 28 days), and the average turkey hen can lay between 110 and 115 eggs in a 30-week period.

Here's some more turkey terminology to sate your curiosity: A female turkey is called a hen, and a male turkey is called a tom or a gobbler. You can thank us later for giving you something new to discuss at Thanksgiving dinner besides crazy Uncle Charlie's new hair piece.

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