The turkeys were hatched at Circle S Ranch in Monroe, according to the National Turkey Federation. They were taken to the White House over the weekend to continue the 75-year tradition of the National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation.
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WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 21: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks as he pardons the National Thanksgiving Turkeys Chocolate and Chip on the South Lawn of the White House November 21, 2022 in Washington, DC. Chocolate and Chip were raised at Circle S. Ranch, outside of Charlotte, North Carolina, and will reside on the campus of North Carolina State University following today's ceremony. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 21: U.S. President Joe Biden pardons Chocolate, the National Thanksgiving Turkey, as he is joined by the 2022 National Turkey Federation Chairman Ronnie Parker on the South Lawn of the White House November 21, 2022 in Washington, DC. Chocolate, and the alternate, Chip, were raised at Circle S. Ranch, outside of Charlotte, North Carolina, and will reside on the campus of North Carolina State University following today's ceremony. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 21: U.S. President Joe Biden greets visitors after pardoning the National Thanksgiving Turkeys Chocolate and Chip on the South Lawn of the White House November 21, 2022 in Washington, DC. Chocolate and Chip were raised at Circle S. Ranch, outside of Charlotte, North Carolina, and will reside on the campus of North Carolina State University following today's ceremony. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 21: U.S. President Joe Biden pardons Chocolate, the National Thanksgiving Turkey, as he is joined by the 2022 National Turkey Federation Chairman Ronnie Parker and Alexa Starnes, daughter of the owner of Circle S Ranch, on the South Lawn of the White House November 21, 2022 in Washington, DC. Chocolate, and the alternate, Chip, were raised at Circle S. Ranch, outside of Charlotte, North Carolina, and will reside on the campus of North Carolina State University following today's ceremony. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 21: U.S. President Joe Biden greets visitors after pardoning the National Thanksgiving Turkeys Chocolate and Chip on the South Lawn of the White House November 21, 2022 in Washington, DC. Chocolate and Chip were raised at Circle S. Ranch, outside of Charlotte, North Carolina, and will reside on the campus of North Carolina State University following today's ceremony. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 21: The National Thanksgiving Turkey and the alternate, Chocolate and Chip, wait to be pardoned by President Joe Biden on the South Lawn of the White House, November 21, 2022 in Washington, DC. Chocolate and Chip were raised at Circle S. Ranch, outside of Charlotte, North Carolina, and will reside on the campus of North Carolina State following today's ceremony. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 21: Hunter Biden, the son U.S. President Joe Biden, holds his son Beau as they arrive for the National Thanksgiving Turkey pardoning ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House November 21, 2022 in Washington, DC. The National Thanksgiving Turkey and the alternate were raised at Circle S. Ranch, outside of Charlotte, North Carolina, and will reside on the campus of North Carolina State following today's ceremony. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 21: U.S. President Joe Biden pardons Chocolate, the National Thanksgiving Turkey, as he is joined by the 2022 National Turkey Federation Chairman Ronnie Parker and Alexa Starnes, daughter of the owner of Circle S Ranch, on the South Lawn of the White House November 21, 2022 in Washington, DC. Chocolate, and the alternate, Chip, were raised at Circle S. Ranch, outside of Charlotte, North Carolina, and will reside on the campus of North Carolina State University following today's ceremony. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
The presidential pardon spares the turkeys from becoming Thanksgiving dinner.
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