EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT TURKEYS AND MORE!

I have shown you pictures of  Mr. Tom and Ms. Hen before,

but they have really grown and , Mr. Tom is starting to strut

his stuff  again.

[I am amazed that they have still  have never left our yard, which is 3 acres, so they have room to roam everyday.]

They are never very far from each other.  We are hoping Ms.

Hen will make a nest and lay eggs.  What could be cuter than

little turkeys running around.

She would lay between 4 – 17 eggs at a time and it takes about

28 days for them to hatch.

Mr. Tom does not and I repeat does not like NOISE!  When

lawn people come he is crazy, he also objects loudly by

gobbling repeatedly to the starting of the mule, the leaf blower,

Roy’s truck, anything that makes noise.  They have excellent

hearing, but no external ears. I recently found out that some

wild turkeys in a field near an Army Jet Plane test Airport,

dropped dead from the shock of the jets breaking the sound

barrier.

He has very large spurs, but has never tried to spur the cats or

the dogs when he feels they are too close, he flaps his wings.

I have learned a lot just watching them and reading about

them on the internet.

The average life span is 3-4 years, but I think these turkeys

will live longer.

These are pictures of my Mr. Tom.  His snood, wattle and

caruncles are bright red, they turn this way when he is upset or 

courting…he is courting here.  You can see his beard in this

picture.  It is the hairy thing hanging off his chest.

Hope you enjoyed your lesson on turkeys, I am always happy to

see them even if I have to wash off the concrete nearly everyday.

Happy Thanksgiving from the Bar

H AND ALL THE CRITTERS

THAT LIVE HERE.

THE CRAZY GOAT LADY!