Elaine Parrish wrote:

> If the turkeys are the same age, then there should not be a lot of
> difference. The Toms will probably be bigger for their age and have more
> meat on their bones. Hens, generally, have a higher fat ratio. If there is
> an age difference (young tom, old hen) the hen will be tougher and
> more stringy.

Especially if they are married :-)

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> There are less hens available, so, often, they are priced higher.
> When hens are on the market, it can be because there was a bumper crop of
> hens or older, non-laying, or no-longer-laying hens are being culled from
> the crop.

Turkeys tend to produce about three times as many hens as toms.