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They are too heavy for their relatively short wingspan.
Keeley Olson
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∙ 11y agoWild turkeys are excellent fliers and often roost in trees at night to protect themselves from predators. Commercial turkeys (the white ones that are raised and harvested for you to buy at the grocery store) are poor fliers due to selective breeding that has increased the muscle mass of the chest muscles - the birds, when mature, are almost too heavy to fly.
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∙ 14y agotypically, domesticated turkeys are raised for consumption, therefore must be the right size to eat. generally speaking, they have to be very fat, and are fed very fattening foods. they weaken and fatten, eventually being rendered incapable of lifting their own weight to the point of flight.
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∙ 8y agoThey are too heavy for their relatively short wingspan.
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∙ 14y agotoo fat and their flight feathers are clipped
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∙ 12y agomost domestic breeds can fly except for the meat type breads of turkeys
It is not possible for the domestic turkey to fly because they are to heavy.
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∙ 12y agoNo, wild turkeys fly more than domesticated ones.
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∙ 10y agothey can't, I havn't seen any turkeys fly before
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Can farm raised fly?
can farmed raised turkeys fly
What is the difference between a turkey and a rooster?
a chicken is small and a turkey is really big and ugly.... but both cant fly ^ | | Who ever wrote they both can't fly they're stupid they can fly I go turkey hunting and I watch them fly as they go in to roost.... And chickens do to because my friend has a farm and I've seen them fly. They might not be able to fly for a long time but they certainly can fly!
What can wild turkeys do that turkeys raised for food cant?
FLY
Why can't turkey's fly?
Turkeys cant fly because they have a plump, fat, body. They can't carry there own weight.
What type of turkey flies?
No turkey can actually fly. Actually, wild turkeys CAN fly, just not gracefully or for long distances. But they can fly up into a tree or across a small parking lot. When they land, it is with rather a thud. Frequently, farm poultry have their wings clipped to prevent their flying away.
Can commercially raised turkeys fly?
NO, commercially raised turkeys do not have the ability to fly. Some young commercially raised turkeys will try to fly but are not successful.
Why don't turkey fly?
Turkey can fly. My aunt actually had her windshield shattered by a flying turkey
Can turkey fly?
yes turkeys of all types fly. i see wild ones fly all the time and my domestic turkeys fly just as well as the wild ones! no turkeys can not fly of there wight wild turkeys have less wight
Can tukeys and chickens fly?
Yes, both chickens and turkey's can and do fly although they do not fly high or far. Many chickens are wing clipped when they are young but they are all capable of limited flights. Wild turkey's use flight to escape predators but the turkeys raised for meat on farms are often too heavy for any real spectacular flights.
Birds that cannnot fly?
penguins cant fly, and chickens cant propperly fly!
What can a wild turkey do that a domesticated turkey can't do?
fly.
How fast turkey fly?
If I am correct, Turkey's can't fly if turkeys could fly what would we eat for Thanksgiving and Christmas?????? lol
