Turkeys

no they do not

Mature turkeys have approximately 3,500 feathers.

They come from eggs! There hatched in the shade of ...?

It appears that wild turkeys in Minnesota and Arizona don't migrate far from their home area. from http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/young_naturalists/turkey/index.html Minnesota's wild turkey is a smart bird. It flies with a powerful beat of its wings. It sneaks through the woods with barely a sound. Today there are more wild turkeys in Minnesota than there have been in at least 100 years. Most live in southern Minnesota. Toms can weigh more than 20 pounds. Hens weigh 8 to 10 pounds. Even though turkeys are big, they can fly and escape great horned owls and other predators. Wild turkeys live in hardwood forests near farm fields. Turkeys feed on insects and young plants in the spring and summer. In the fall they eat lots of acorns and hickory nuts, called mast, so they can build up a layer of fat to help them survive winter's cold. "Turkeys do not migrate south for the winter." They can find winter food by going to farm fields and eating corn and grain leftover from the fall harvest. from http://www.floa.org/flora_fauna.htm Forest Lakes, Arizona is located in a Ponderosa Pine forest that stretches from the town of Williams east along the Mogollon Plateau into New Mexico. This is the largest Ponderosa Pine forest in North America. The largest bird of the Ponderosa Pine forest is the turkey. "While turkeys migrate to more temperate climes when snow and cold hit the pine type, they don't move very far, and can be found a couple thousand feet lower down in the Pinon-Pine type throughout the winter months."

The male turkey, or Tom, has a beard (sprouts of hair from his chest), spurs (hooks on the back of his legs), is larger and often has a colorful head. A Tom also gobbles, where a hen (female turkey) does not

Yes. Most farmed turkeys that would show up on your table are Broad Breasted Whites. They are bred to be big and have a large breast. They are so big, they have to be butchered before they get to their full size because their legs will break under their own weight, and be artificially inseminated because they can't breed on their own. They are white in color so that dark pin feathers don't show on their skin, making a better looking cooked bird. There are however, what is called 'heritage' breeds which are very close to wild turkeys and these are generally grown by hobbyists. There are several colors available. They are a bit bigger than a wild turkey, but not as big as the broad breasted breeds. A wild turkey is about the size of a big chicken. In terms of the taste, it depends on what the turkey has been eating. The turkeys you get at the store have been eating manufactured pellets and butchered before their full weight so they don't have much fat (which makes them dry and kind of tasteless). A wild turkey likes to eat acorns and greens, and will have a much more full bodied turkey taste. Their meat is also darker because they get more exercise than a penned turkey. If you feed a domesticated turkey on a wild turkey diet, it will taste like a wild turkey.

at my local hatchery they are 50 cents each

Yes, turkey's can hear. They communicate with different clucks, cackles and gobbles.

The eggs will remain viable for up to 7 days in cool damp conditions. After that 7 day period the hatch rate will decrease by up to 20% per day

It is important to have acceptance of all shades of meat. Do stay away from any colors that are not typically flesh colored, such as green or red.

The push factors of Turkey include pollution and overpopulation in some areas. Push factors are the things that are unfavorable about the area you live in.

maybe in turkey itself

The tom turkey gobbles, and the turkey hen makes a clicking noise!!

Well, there are many breeds of turkey but the main breed is chicken turkey. I know this sounds a bit weird but if you would like to find out more (I doubt you do) visit www.turkeys.com.Im sure your very thankful that I have given you all this information. (By the way all this is a complete LIE! I have no idea how many different breeds of turkey there is!)Bye Bye

Birds have brains, a chest and wings. Much of their internal body parts are similar to humans including a heart and digestive system.

California consumes the most turkeys and turkey products.

yes they sure do!

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A wild turkey can fly up to 55mph. over a short distance.

The male makes a "gobbling" sound; the female makes a clicking noise. yes they go " gobble gobble gobble!!!! " yes

You can brine a Honeysuckle White turkey if you wish. This is not a mandatory action that you have to take.

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).

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

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.