Turkey Tales and Tails

Did you know that a turkey is a type of pheasant? It is the only poultry native to our western hemisphere.

Male turkeys gobble. Females make a clicking sound, my wife says they sound like aliens.

The wrinkly fleshy part of a male turkey's beak is called a snood. The flap under the chin is a wattle

Our last 2 turkeys enjoy a day of freedom near the donkey field before Thanksgiving last year....

Christmas Turkey

Most likely the turkey you eat at Christmas will be a hen. Females are slaughtered at about 15 pounds. Males (Toms) are allowed to get to 40 pounds and are used to produce deli meat.

The two turkeys shown here were two that we raised and slaughtered for Thanskgiving and Christmas dinners. In a dazzling display of originality that is what we called them - Thanksgiving and Christmas.

They had the free run of our 100 acre farm which completely freaked out my wife.