hobbes4star 0 #1 November 21, 2005 Ben Franklin, in a letter to his daughter, proposed the turkey as the official United States bird. The heaviest turkey ever raised was 86 pounds, about the size of a large dog. Wild turkeys can fly for short distances up to 55 miles per hour. Tom turkeys have beards. This is black, hairlike feathers on their breast. Hens sometimes have beards, too. Turkeys’ heads change colors when they become excited. Turkeys can see movement almost a hundred yards away. Gobbling turkeys can be heard a mile away on a quiet day. Turkeys don’t really have ears like ours, but they have very good hearing. Turkeys can have heart attacks. The United States Air Force was doing test runs and breaking the sound barrier. Nearby turkeys dropped dead from heart attacks. Wild turkeys spend the night in trees. They especially like oak trees. In England, 200 years ago, turkeys were walked to market in herds. They wore booties to protect their feet. Turkeys have a long, red, fleshy area called a snood that grows from the forehead over the bill.if fun were easy it wouldn't be worth having, right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrewGPM 0 #2 November 21, 2005 Turkey is the first food eaten on surface of the moon too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #3 November 21, 2005 Another turkey fact: Wild turkeys have been spotted hanging around the dropzone at Skydive the Point at West Point, VA. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #4 November 21, 2005 We used to live next door to a turkey farm. Did you know that turkeys -must- have shelter during rainy days? If not they look up, open their mouth, and drowned! ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #5 November 21, 2005 http://www.snopes.com/critters/wild/turkey.htm maybe not. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #6 November 21, 2005 Quotehttp://www.snopes.com/critters/wild/turkey.htm maybe not. Turkeys really -are- very very stupid. I'm just quoting what the farmer told us (he was in the business for many many years). What do I know...I'm vegetarian! ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jasonRose 0 #7 November 21, 2005 QuoteQuotehttp://www.snopes.com/critters/wild/turkey.htm maybe not. Turkeys really -are- very very stupid. I'm just quoting what the farmer told us (he was in the business for many many years). What do I know...I'm vegetarian! ltdiver Never trust someone that doesn't eat meat. Some day I will have the best staff in the world!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brains 2 #8 November 21, 2005 QuoteTurkeys really -are- very very stupid. I'm just quoting what the farmer told us (he was in the business for many many years). What do I know...I'm vegetarian! I think that would be like us telling a whuffo that we breathe through our skin and the raindrops hurt more cause we are hitting the pointy ends first. Never look down on someone, unless they are going down on you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
