Turkey

[MADMAX2]

A male turkey is a tom. A female is a hen. Babies are called poults.

* Ben Franklin liked the Turkey so much he thought it should be the official bird of the US.

* A hen lays around 115 eggs a month which take about 28 days to hatch.

* A mature turkey has 3,500 feathers. Turkey feather were used by Native Americans to stabilize arrows.

* The largest turkey on record was 86 pounds.Largest wild turkey registered is 38lbs NWTF

* Wild turkeys can run 20 miles per hour and fly 55 miles per hour.

* Only the tom turkey gobbles. The hen makes clucking noises. A tom's gobble can be heard a mile away.

* A group of turkeys is called a flock.

* Turkeys have lived in North America for 10 million years. Forty-Five million are eaten at Thanksgiving.


I went out and dialed in the bows in for turks this am I feel a fever comming on!!

[Joystyx]

I've always thought it was an european country where kebab was coming from.
Thanks for the update

[j.krug]

Cool turkey facts!!

[EQUINOXHNTERVA]

Good post.

[jay73]

115 eggs/month, tell me that's a typo...

I thought a group of them was called a rafter? Multiple names I guess. I call them dinner!!!!

Interesting stuff...I too am hyped!!!

Jay

[Doe Master]

They can hear you think and see you change your mind .
Why is it we get so excited over a supposed dumb bird .
One more week of work .

[Pydpiper]

Been avoiding my "ol' faithful" spot waiting on the opener, last night we went to set up our tent on the other side of the road, drove 9 birds in to the air..Oops
Great post with the facts though!