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Can domestic fly?
Domestic turkeys are bred for the food market and weigh much more than wild turkeys. They usually just spread their wings and run across the ground; however, small ones can flutter to the top of a roof. Large ones are too heavy to fly.
Can domestic turkeys fly?
Domestic turkeys are bred for the food market and weigh much more than wild turkeys. They usually just spread their wings and run across the ground; however, small ones can flutter to the top of a roof. Large ones are too heavy to fly.
How do the turkey legs at the fair get so big?
The turkey legs at the fair are big because they came from big turkeys. These turkeys are farm bred to be large.
What can wild turkeys do that turkeys raised for food cant?
FLY
What kinds of animals are bred for special purposes?
Some dog and cat breeds are specially bred to be hypoallergenic so that people with allergies can own pets. Also, dogs are bred to enhance certain behaviors. Horses are also bred for strength and other qualities, depending on what they will be used for (racing, farming, etc.) Dairy cows are bred for increased milk production. Turkeys are bred to be meaty. Although wild turkeys can fly, domesticated turkeys are so ehavy with meat that they cannot!
Facts about turkey the food?
Turkeys are native to the Americas. The native Americans domesticated turkeys.
Do wild turkeys weigh more than domestic turkeys?
Wild turkeys do not weigh more than domestic turkeys on average. Wild turkeys move around a lot looking for food, domestic turkeys don't have to, causing them to get heavier.
What are turkeys uses?
A turkey is used for food. Turkeys are eaten the most at Thanksgiving. Turkeys can be used as a replacement for any other type of meat.
What is a turkeys life span?
The maximum recorded lifespan for a turkey in captivity is twelve years and four months. For turkeys living in the wild, the maximum is less than ten years, but the average life expectancy of a turkey, is males just over 2 years and just over 3 years for females. Some domestic male turkeys often grow too large and too heavy to carry their own weight after their first year. Domestic turkeys bred for food consumption were not bred to live over one year.
Did apache Indians think turkeys were too timid to eat?
No. Turkeys were eaten if they were found. Wild turkeys are not timid and people hunting food wouldn't care if it was or not.
How are wild turkeys different from those grown on farms?
Wild turkeys are slim birds, capable of reproducing, finding food, finding shelter all on their own. Domestic meat turkeys can not breed on their own, and need to have food and shelter provided.
Do turkeys have webbing?
no they just have claws
