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The Snood and Wattle

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Snood - the flap of skin that hangs over the turkey's beak. Turns bright red during courtship or when the turkey is upset

Wattle - the flap of skin under the turkey's chin. Turns bright red during courtship or when the turkey is upset

When we think of a male turkey we think of its snood being long hanging. What some do not know is, the wattle and the snood both retract and are not always long.

At times the snood is all shriveled up to a point

As the turkey blows blood to his head his snood begins to grow.

When a male turkey fluffs up he is trying to attract a mate or show how beautiful he is. The snood is most likely used to attract a female because it looks like a long worm when fully grown.

It only takes seconds for the snood to grow from an inch to almost a foot long.