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Ten Fun Facts about Turkeys

November 12, 2012

  1. Adult male turkeys are called toms, while young males are called jakes
  2. Adult female turkeys are called hens, and young females are called jennies
  3. A group of turkeys is a rafter, and a baby turkey is a poult
  4. Turkeys sport caruncles, snoods, and waddles.  Caruncle-the red skin from the head to the back of the neck.  Snood-the long strip of red skin at the base of the beak.  Waddle-bright red skin that hangs from the neck.
  5. Turkeys can fly, but they would rather run.   The turkey will fly a few feet off the ground to evade a predator and to roost in a tree at night.
  6. The wild turkey can run up to 25 miles per hour!
  7. Turkeys have excellent eyesight.  During the day, their eyesight is 3 times better than human eyesight–but considerably less acute at night.
  8. Turkeys can live to be 12 years old.
  9. Turkeys lay between 12-18 eggs at a time in shallow leaf beds, but the eggs are very vulnerable to predators like raccoons, badgers and snakes.  The hen will roost on the ground while her eggs incubate.
  10. A tom turkey struts more than 5000 feathers!

Benjamin Franklin thought the wild turkey was more representative of  America than the bald eagle.  Mr. Franklin described the wild turkey as “a true original Native of America, Though a little vain & silly, a Bird of Courage that would not hesitate to attack a Grenadier of the British Guards.”

Before moving to Minnesota, I had never seen a wild turkey…now to see a rafter of turkey in my yard is a near daily occurrence–much to my dogs’ irritation…

 

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6 responses to “Ten Fun Facts about Turkeys”

  1. Teri says:
    November 15, 2012 at 8:57 pm

    Love the pictures of the turkeys. I had no idea they were so colorful! I always thought they were many shades of dull brown. Cody and enjoyed the fun facts about turkeys.

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  4. Marianne says:
    November 28, 2013 at 8:15 pm

    Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family as well, Lori! Your table all set for Thanksgiving Dinner is lovely. Bless you and your loved ones!

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  6. finelinequilting says:
    November 24, 2016 at 1:59 pm

    We have turkeys in abundance here in Oregon. We learned the hard way not to encourage their visits. They rooted through my planters, pooped on the sidewalks… But, they are beautiful.

    Cynthia

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