How heavy is the largest turkey?
Typically 72% to 75% of live weight, depends on age for an older turkey will have more meat to bone ratio than a younger one. I harvest my turkeys at 8 to 10 months of age (45 to 50 lbs) and get around 75% (33 to 37 lbs).
What is the young male turkey called?
A young male turkey is called a "jake." They can be identified by the shape of their "tail" (actually a "train" located forward of the true tail). In mature males, the feathers of the train are all the same length, forming a circular fan when spread. In jakes, the feathers near the edges are shorter. This forms two pronounced "steps" either side of the center of the fan. Very young turkeys are called "poults." For more information, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_Turkey
How is the embryo protected inside the egg?
Most reptiles simply abandon their eggs to 'fate' once they're laid. Some species of lizards and snakes will stay close-by and actively discourage anything from disturbing the 'nest'. The majority of animals know instinctively to avoid contact with reptiles.
Wild turkeys are omnivorous, foraging on the ground or climbing shrubs and small trees to feed. They prefer eating hard mast such as acorns, nuts, and various trees, including hazel, chestnut, hickory, and pinyon pine as well as various seeds, berries such as juniper and bearberry, roots and insects. Turkeys also occasionally consume amphibians and small reptiles such as lizards and snakes. Poults have been observed eating insects, berries, and seeds. Wild turkeys often feed in cow pastures. They sometimes visit backyard bird feeders to search for seed on the ground or, in rare cases, croplands after harvest, to pick at the detritus left over from a threshing machine on farms. Turkeys are also known to eat a wide variety of grasses.
How heavy was the heaviest turkeys?
The heaviest turkey on record weighed 86 pounds. The turkey was named Tyson and he set the record in 1989.
What Is National animal of Turkey?
there isn't a national bird or anything national like that in turkey or any other western countries.
What is the long red fleshy area that grows from the turkey's fore head over the bill?
The fleshy growth on top of it's bill is called a SNOOD.
What is the name of the skin that hangs form a turkey neck?
The fleshy part that hangs from a turkey's neck is called a wattle.
How do you turkeys get on trees?
I'll assume you meant to ask "How do turkeys get on trees". Although they are not as good at it as other birds wild turkeys can fly so if they want to get into a tree they fly there.
When do wild turkey eggs hatch in the wild?
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A pouchlike area at the front of the turkey's throat is known as a?
A pouch like area at the front of a turkey's throat is known as a waddle. It is often referred to as the gobbler, but the correct name is waddle.
How do you make turkey dressing using turkey giblets?
I put the giblets (heart, kidneys, lungs, whatever else you have) in the blender and add turkey/chicken stock and blend it down to a red liquid. I strain the liquid through a coarse strainer to remove any large pieces. I then make stuffing (normally breadcrumbs, onions, celery, spices, and turkey/chicken stock) and use the giblet liquid in place of the stock. I give the raw turkey neck to my dog as I don't use it.
How do turkey vultures defend themselves?
king vultures protect themselves by swooping on other things like lions and such.
What is the red part of the turkey's throat?
It is called a wattle and part of the birds sexual display mechanism.
Where did the turkey come from originally?
1545-55; short for Turkey cock and Turkey hen cock and hen of Turkey, first applied to guinea fowl, later confused with the American bird.
The Turkish name for it is hindi, literally "Indian," probably via Middle French dinde (c.1600, contracted from poulet d'inde, literally "chicken from India," Modern French dindon), based on the common misconception that the New World was eastern Asia.
Kiwi do not have arms. No birds have arms.
All birds, however, have wings, and this includes the kiwi.
What are the very soft feathers on a turkey that are sometimes used for making pillows called?
duck feathers are the best
They invert them head down into a funnel and slice their neck, letting them bleed and when they quit kicking the take them out.
What are young turkeys called?
"Poult" is a term used to refer to newly hatched turkeys. It's also used to refer to young turkeys up to one year of age.
Baby turkeys aren't born, they are hatched from fertilized turkey eggs. It takes 28 days for turkey eggs to hatch. This is longer than chicken eggs, which take 21 days to hatch.
The three name for male female baby turkey?
A young male turkey is called a Jake and a young female is a jenny. A grown male turkey is a tom or a gobbler and female turkeys are called hens. Chick and poult are the names for baby turkeys.