raptorsandpoultry:

@accidentalnecrophiliac submitted: Hey, I really hope that this isn’t too silly, but I saw your post about training your lab’s turkey poults and I realized that we have the same kind of turkeys!
This is my white broad breasted, Clover (named after his two split wings that make him look like a four leaf clover) feat. our red bourbon, Bonnie.
Neither of them know tricks, but both of them love pets and run out to see humans whenever we come outside, and overall they’re just major sweeties. Clover is too big to pick up nowdays, but he used to fall asleep in my arms!
Also, I’m an aspiring vet! I’m going into schooling for it this fall!! Anyways I hope this wasn’t an intrusion and I hope you have a good day!

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Not silly at all! Thank you for sharing photos of your gorgeous birds, they do sound very sweet! The turkey hens (can’t really call them poults anymore) at my lab have definitely become super comfortable with me, and a few of them will fall asleep in my lap too. However, they’re not the same breed as yours – the turkeys used at the research station are Hybrid Grade Makers from the Hybrid Turkeys company. My lab has to specifically study the welfare of commercial breeds, which is why we’ve had to get our animals from a professional breeding company.
Congratulations on also going to vet school in the fall, I’m excited for the both of us! Hope you have a good day too 🙂

bird-a-day:

Wild Turkey

This bird is the largest of the wildfowl family and is native to much of North America with origins in South Mexico. These turkeys have played a large part in the American culture, as well as those of Native Americans. It is said that Benjamin Franklin wished for the Wild Turkey to be the United State’s national bird instead of the Bald Eagle.

This is the 50th bird I’ve done! Yay. I think this is a good stopping point to allow me to take a break for a few days while I celebrate my Thanksgiving break. I’ll start up again when I get back to school, on the 29th.

‘He’s like Al Capone’: turkey on the loose ruffles feathers in Rhode Island town

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In a desperate effort to capture the bird, Polisena approved the purchase of a device which fires a net.
Hes smarter than the other two.The turkey has learned to recognise animal control officers vehicle and runs away when it approaches.
It had arrived in the town of Johnston, Rhode Island, in May, along with two other birds, and taken up residence outside town hall.
Johnstons troublesome turkey traps town worker in her car, makes another getaway, read a Providence Journal headline in August.
A look through the local newspapers shows the impact the turkey has had on life in this once quiet town.

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Posted at Thu Nov 22 11:40:15 2018

‘He’s like Al Capone’: turkey on the loose ruffles feathers in Rhode Island town

why is the ocalleted turkey so… why does it have pomegranate seeds thingys stuck to its neck, whats the purpose

funnily enough i don’t think the nodules even have a purpose. it’s just how they are. since both the male and female have them it doesn’t seem like a mate-attracting thing, but there hasn’t really been much research on the ocellated turkey, so there could be something going on we don’t know yet!