Heaviest weights usually occur during late winter or early spring. Seasonal weight fluctuations of up to 15 percent regularly occur. Adult gobbler weight ranges from 17 to 21 pounds and adult hens range from 8 to 11 pounds. Sex Differences Several differences occur between the sexes of wild turkeys. Adult gobblers are approximately twice the size of hens.
Males are darker colored and show more iridescence in the body feathers.
The gobbler has fewer feathers on the head and neck, the skin is pink to red around the eyes, his head coloration may change from white to blue to red, there are more obvious caruncles, and a snood. Hens usually have some feathering on the nape of the neck, and head color is a dull blue-gray. Caruncles and the snood are inconspicuous on hens. The gobbler has a beard growing out from the base of the neck. Gobblers have spurs on the inner surface of the lower legs.