Front Yard Friends

[Second Hand Pat]

Leaving for work about a week ago found these guys feeding along the driveway







A hen and this years almost grown chicks.

[Second Hand Pat]

Found this group in the front yard Friday






Then my little border terrier showed up and scattered the flock leaving only one who looking a bit lost. There were turkeys everywhere, running, flying and the things cluck like chickens.

[Darrell Ward]

Cool. We have quite a few turkeys around here too, but I've never been close enough to take pictures of them, or else you see them along the road while driving. Those have a brownish color. The ones around here are grayish black. Interesting.

[Inland Empire Discus]

Funny you post this today as I just went to the fair and saw turkey races. That is cool to be able to see them in the wild though.

[Second Hand Pat]

As a kid growing up in fla I never saw turkeys. I see them quite often here at the house and last summer a hen raised her chicks in the front pasture. First time I saw those chicks they were about 6 inches tall. I see them along the roads all the time.

Darrell, regional differences in the color I guess.

Turkey races Bill, that is a new one for me.

[Inland Empire Discus]

Yes it was quite funny to be honest. Some of those turkeys can really run.

[Second Hand Pat]

Yes it was quite funny to be honest. Some of those turkeys can really run.

I think I would have enjoyed seeing that. How did they get the turkeys to run? I believe turkeys prefer running to flying.

[Darrell Ward]

I think the US ban on certain pesticides/herbicides that destroyed eggs, and strict hunting regulations have contributed to increased populations. Growing up, I never saw any wild turkeys either. These days, seeing a group of a half dozen or more hens along country roads is pretty common.

[Inland Empire Discus]

I think I would have enjoyed seeing that. How did they get the turkeys to run? I believe turkeys prefer running to flying.

They use a remote controlled truck that can do up to 45 mph with the back full of feed and the turkeys chase the truck to get the feed. They actually use 3 different types of turkeys and none of them are the white ones that are raised for food as they can not run very fast since they are bred for eating. I think I got some good pics of them chasing the truck if you would like to see them. Not trying to highjack but it does have to do with turkeys.

[Second Hand Pat]

I think the US ban on certain pesticides/herbicides that destroyed eggs, and strict hunting regulations have contributed to increased populations. Growing up, I never saw any wild turkeys either. These days, seeing a group of a half dozen or more hens along country roads is pretty common.

Very true Darrell, I have even seem a puffed up male strutting his stuff along the highway to work this past spring.

[Second Hand Pat]

They use a remote controlled truck that can do up to 45 mph with the back full of feed and the turkeys chase the truck to get the feed. They actually use 3 different types of turkeys and none of them are the white ones that are raised for food as they can not run very fast since they are bred for eating. I think I got some good pics of them chasing the truck if you would like to see them. Not trying to highjack but it does have to do with turkeys.

Yes Bill, please do

[TURQ64]

Actually, more do to earlier state stocking programs We raised, and released them for the state in the past...We quit raising them due to how threatening they were to visiting humans....They'll jump 4 feet up while using their spurs...Best put in a deep fryer............

[roclement]

Honey...quick...bring me my shotgun!

Rodrigo

[Lenin]

When is turkey season?

[ZX10R]

Honey...quick...bring me my shotgun!

Rodrigo

Heck yes I am hungry!!!! Wild turkey is so good yummy