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Old 04-24-2011, 12:12 PM
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I have also seen jakes with a full fan. A guy shot one in NE a few years back thinking it was a Tom because it had a full fan. It had a short 3" beard and just little nubs for spurs I would rule out the tail feathers but it does look to me like there are black tipped breast feathers, the head looks like a jake to me, and the nubs (evern very small) all add up to jake. I am a taxidermist and have seen quite a few birds. I also get quite a lot of hens (for making decoys). I've seen my fair share of bearded hens and this is not one.
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