Sexing poults by shape of poop

[Frannabelle]

The Wild Turkey By James G. Dickson, National Wild Turkey Federation (U.S.), United States Forest Service

Try reading this article, and try googling the phrase "sexing turkeys by shape of droppings"

I just did that, and there are several articles that state this, so, maybe it's true for chickens, but it looks like that you can tell by turkey poop. Not all of the time, but it's true.

 

[wilds of pa]

Yup, Ive taken many mature gobblers off the blue mtn by using all the signs in the above..

It does hold true for the most part on mature Wild birds..if one never hunted and study there habits and tall tail signs one wouldn't know what to look for, there diet plays a big part in droppings shape size..

~Wilds~

 

[Jen E]

Does anyone know about being able to sex poults by the shape of their droppings? A local turkey lady said you can tell....males poop in the shape of a j, females a plop.
The two turkeys in the yard do have different shaped poop, and the little boy (I can tell now because he's displaying) has "j" shaped and the girl is ploppy