Wild Turkeys are omnivorous and eat seeds, insects, frogs and lizards. Turkeys Weren't Always So Plentiful The wild turkey population plummeted in the late 19th and early 20th centuries because of overhunting and habitat loss.
Look away. Look away! Turkeys Will Fight You Turkeys follow a strict pecking order and are known to attack birds and even people they deem subordinate, especially during the spring mating season.
A wild turkey walks confidently. Wild Turkeys and Domestic Turkeys Don't Have Much In Common One uniting factor among turkeys is their snood, the fleshy and, I'll say it, kind of disturbing protuberance that hangs from the top of the male turkey's beaks. Wild turkeys are Smaller and have darker, firmer meat that has a more intense flavor than their farmed cousins Stay quiet to avoid predators Can fly, but not very far.
Domestic turkeys are Bred to be white. Won't shut their gobs Bred to have unnaturally large breasts Can't fly at all. A Bird of Another Feather Most of us are familiar with the common turkey, but there's another kind, and it's highly underrated. Two gobblers strut their stuff in a field. According to the National Turkey Federation, 95 percent of Americans surveyed eat turkey during Thanksgiving.
They also estimate that about 45 million turkeys are consumed each Thanksgiving holiday. This translates to about million pounds of turkey. However, it is the month of June that is actually dedicated to turkey lovers. Turkeys range is size from small fryers pounds to larger turkeys weighing over 40 pounds. Large holiday birds typically mean a fair amount of leftovers. According to the Minnesota Turkey Research and Promotion Council, the top five most popular ways to serve turkey leftovers are: sandwiches, soups or stews, salads, casseroles, and stir-fry.
Resources: Dickson, James G. The Wild Turkey: Biology and Management. Mechanicsburg: Stackpole Books, Actively scan device characteristics for identification.
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List of Partners vendors. Share Flipboard Email. Regina Bailey. Biology Expert. Regina Bailey is a board-certified registered nurse, science writer and educator. A good example is to look at each subspecies of wild turkey's rump feathers and tips of their tail feathers. Eastern and Osceola turkeys, in the heavily wooded areas of the East and South show relatively dark, chestnut colors.
Rio Grande turkeys have buff tail feather tips that match the plains and shrub areas they inhabit. Merriam's turkeys, found primarily in snowy mountain areas, have rump feathers and tail feather tips that are nearly white. Individual differences in feather coloration are probably the most reported oddities. The late James Kazmierski and his son, Steven, compiled a detailed article titled, "Turkey Plumage: Color and Composition," in which they state that the genetics responsible for these variations have not been well documented.
The Kazmierski's list eight plumage types found in domestic turkeys. They go on to speculate that since domestic turkeys originated from wild stock, the genes responsible for such plumage types are probably found in wild populations as well. One of the most common color variations is the "smoky gray" color phase. Turkeys with this variation appear white from a distance. Upon closer examination, however, it is obvious that these birds' appearance is due to a loss of brown or bronze pigments while the black areas of the feathers remain.
Every year, the NWTF receives reports of turkeys in a smoky gray color phase, and many turkey hunters have seen at least one during their time in their field. This recessive trait seems to occur more frequently among hens, but is still occasionally seen in gobblers.
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