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5/1/12 at 7:43pm

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Not sure if there are any way to guess like feather leinght or coloring ect....Just thought it wouldnt hurt to see if anyone knows any tricks or old wives tales about sexing royal palm turkies.

Here is a pic of them:

This was them in the box when I brought them home yesterday...I think they are soooo cute! I hope they do well.

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5/3/12 at 12:44pm

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Okay on wild turkeys the jakes write out J form with their waste and the girls just make a plopp.... This begins to be more visible on about week 3 to 4. So I would suggest that, I actually did a few guesses with domestic babies and it ended up being correct. and don't judge their penmanship...

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5/3/12 at 2:13pm

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Mine had better have impeccable penmanship!

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5/3/12 at 4:37pm

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LOL,,,,,,,,,,,It's more of a tubular thing (although) if you could see it before its stepped on you really can see at least an I and sometimes the J ending rather than a plop.... Who would have known 10 years ago as I travelled the state in my very white collar job, giving talks about the elderly and seniors centers and all those good things that I would be on a farm talking about turkeys in this way. Life is grand.....Enjoy it - Have a Joy Filled Day! Laughing so hard, she leaves to find kleenex for her eyes...........