turkey hens
Thanksgiving bird females
A turkey hen is an adult female turkey, distinguished from the male (tom or gobbler) by smaller size, less colorful plumage, and absence of the prominent beard and wattle.
In poultry farming, hens are valued for egg production and often preferred as table birds for their more tender meat: We're roasting a turkey hen this year—it's just the four of us.
- broodingAnxiously dwelling on something
- gobbleEat fast and greedily
- feathersBird's lightweight covering
- poultryBirds raised for food
- poultry farmingRaising domestic birds commercially
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