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Turkeys
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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Why does a male turkey gobble?
Male turkeys gobble to attract female turkeys during the breeding season. Gobbling also leads to fighting over females and males wanting chase off the competition, home in on other gobbling and displaying males.
A "mom" turkey is called a "Hen".
The "dad" turkey is called a "Tom". A female turkey is called a hen.
What do turkey heads do when they become excited?
Turkey heads do a few different things when they become excited. One of the things that a turkey does is swing it's head back and forth.
In the case of a cooked turkey (most likely for Thanksgiving) the traditional filling is usually some type of stuffing. However, virtually any filling can be used depending upon what the cook chooses.
why would you want to know that? you're sick : (
Reply: This is the response of a person who is having his/her own issues with "sick." Perhaps the original questioner saw the Palin interview with the turkey slaughter going on in the background, and wondered about the process. If this is correct, then the question was asked, not because the questioner is "sick," but because he/she is troubled at the images and needed emotional clarification of what he/she witnessed. I might turn around the question on the person who gave the original answer and observe that you must be sick to make such a unwarranted and slanderous accusation.
it is a cruel process. if you really want to know go look it up on u tube or the American humane society web site and look up chicken slaughter houses it is the same process.
Reply: This is a reasonably good reply to a troubling question. However, before we jump into deep water that condemns all slaughter--simply because there is no such thing as pleasant slaughter--let us consider that what is distasteful to many of us, loses that distastefulness when it is grilled, roasted, fried, or otherwise prepared for consumption. It is true that all slaughter is, from the perspective of most people, unpleasant, to charge that all slaughter is "cruel" is like arguing that all blacks eat watermelon or that all Russian women are muscular wrestlers. However, I also suggest that "Google is your friend"--as is Bing.
What would a domestic turkey sleep in or on?
A domestic turkey can sleep either in or out. The word domestic refers to the fact that the turkey isn't in the wild.
What are the red bumps on a turkey's head are called?
The red bumps on a turkey's head are called CARUNCLES.
How many days does it take for a turkey egg to hatch?
21 to 28 depending on how sexy the egg looks... 21 if its super sexy...
What famous person wears turkey feathers?
Pocahontas was known to wear turkey feathers. She wore turkey feathers in her hair as well as on a robe.
What is a female turkey's name?
What ever you name it. But in general a female Turkey is called a "Hen." and a male Turkey is called a "Tom."
What state in the US does not have wild turkeys?
The state of the Hawaii has no wild turkeys. All other 49 states have wild turkeys that native to the area.
the reason that the turkey is sacred is because it was almost our state bird because it saved the settlers lives so it is sacred in America kind of
Do female turkeys have snoods?
Snoods length in males seem to be a good indication of parasite resistance in the individual. Although it is not an organ the longer the snood, the higher the parasite resistance.
Female turkeys prefer males with longer snoods and is a way of sexual selection.
Yes, turkeys do have ears and as I know of they have better hearing than human and cat.
Adult male eastern turkey weighs?
The adult male of the Eastern Turkey, a wild turkey in North America, weighs 12 to 20 pounds on average.
