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A turkey is a large bird with a fleshy wattle hanging from the underside of its beak. It is also characterized by a lump called a snood, dangling from the top of its beak.
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How long do you leave eggs in the incubator for?
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Incubation Times for eggs
Poultry incubation duration can vary from species to species but is generally about 3 weeks (21 days).
Chickens......21 days
Ducks (most).....28 days
Muskovy ducks..35 to 37 days
Turkeys.......28 days
Goose.........28 to 34 days
Guinea Hen.....28 days
Pheasant........23 to 28 days
Peafowl .........28 to 30 days
Quail...............23 to 24 days (some exceptions)
Grouse............25 days
Pigeon............17 days
Partridge........ 23 days
Can chickens and turkeys live together?
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They can and often do on small farms. Turkeys are fed a different type of feed than chickens but both birds will compete for whatever is available.
Do turkeys lay eggs in winter?
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I have two white female turkeys, hatched this spring. They both started laying eggs at the first of January and have each delivered one egg every other day and sometimes two days in a row. I had read that domestic turkeys average 80 eggs per year and I'll be counting our eggs to see how we rate against the average.
Does a male turkey have balls?
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They have testes, yes, but they are internal, in the bird's cloaca opening.
Can a turkey kill you?
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Not unless you choke on a piece as you are eating. Or get hit by a frozen turkey.
A live turkey is not capable of killing a human nor would it even try.
What are some examples of scratching birds?
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- Chickens
- Turkeys
- Pheasants
- Scrub turkeys (an Australian bird)
How long can a turkey be frozen before it goes bad?
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For best taste, eat your commercially frozen turkey within 6 months. It will be safe to eat for much longer than that since pathogenic bacteria will not grow at proper freezer temperatures - although it may not be as tender and juicy. And this is assuming it has never been defrosted. The quality will also depend on how well the food has been wrapped.
Chemical changes - such as rancidity - can also occur over time in the freezer, making the meat inedible.
So the turkey could keep well for longer than 6 months or even a year, but there is no point to hanging onto it that long.
Alternatively, look on the plastic bag the turkey came in and it will tell you.
What is the skin hanging under the turkey beak?
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It is the Wattle used to attract a female mate and only found on male turkeys.
How long do you deep fry a precooked turkey?
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30mins then you turn the heat down pour some salt into it to give it a nice flavour trust me its nice
How much do turkeys weigh at birth?
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One day old turkey chicks weigh from 54 to 66 grams. (Of course turkey are hatched from eggs . Not surprisingly larger eggs yield larger chicks.)
Is ground turkey safe to eat?
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In general turkey, ground or not, is safe to eat so long as it has been cooked thoroughly. However, turkey is one of the foods that is more likely to be contaminated with salmonella (which causes food poisoning). In August 2011 Cargill recalled 36 million pounds of turkey meat because it contained salmonella.
Do you take out the plastic that was wrapped in the turkey legs?
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Yes. If you want your turkey tied use cooking twine
Which state raises and produces the most turkeys annually?
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Minnesota leads the nation by raising an estimated 46 million turkeys in 2012 according to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The other states were not even close in turkey production such as North Carolina (36 million), Arkansas (29 million), Missouri (18 million), Virginia (17 million) and Indiana (17 million). Those five states plus Minnesota account for about two-thirds of U.S. turkey production in 2012. Growers are expected to be raised a total of 254 million turkeys in the United States in 2012.
