Sexing Turkeys?

Sep 25, 2020
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I know from my first hatched turkey last Spring that it could take up to 4 months to tell the gender of a poult, but I’m hoping for maybe some guesses.

My two turkeys from last year turned out to be two females and I’m in a desperate need of a male because my two bug me all the time. Lol so I bought some Lavender eggs this Spring and hatched out 3 Lavenders and a random black one. Any help would be greatly appreciated! They just turned 2 weeks old

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I know from my first hatched turkey last Spring that it could take up to 4 months to tell the gender of a poult, but I’m hoping for maybe some guesses.

My two turkeys from last year turned out to be two females and I’m in a desperate need of a male because my two bug me all the time. Lol so I bought some Lavender eggs this Spring and hatched out 3 Lavenders and a random black one. Any help would be greatly appreciated! They just turned 2 weeks old

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It’s hard sexing turkeys when they are young. I’ve had many where I thought they were hens but turned out to be toms, and the other way around! I’ve noticed if you watch them and their behavior and how they act, it can sometimes help. I’ve had some poults strut and drum before and they grew up to be toms. :p
 

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