Anyone Want a Free Turkey?

@DianneN (247184)
United States
October 1, 2020 5:43pm CST
Come and get them! There were 18 turkeys walking in our backyard. . They are such stupid birds. Hubby had to chase them into the woods, so they would stop eating our grass seed. Whistling and hand clapping just doesn’t work with them. When we had Doodles the cat, he wasn’t fazed n the least. At least they slowly walked into the woods and disappeared for now.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
2 Oct 20
So cool to see this wildlife. I know it brings back memories for you.
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DianneN
@DianneN (247184)
• United States
2 Oct 20
Yes, Doodles has had several encounters with mating male turkeys at my son's first house. He found them all dull after that. Dragged a few from the air, too. He was my very brave little boy.
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DianneN
@DianneN (247184)
• United States
2 Oct 20
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
2 Oct 20
@DianneN I know he was.
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Lenore Plassman
@sallypup (61643)
• Centralia, Washington
2 Oct 20
I miss having a turkey around. I'd go to my back door and call, "turk, turk turk!" and Henny Penny would come trotting up for her snack.
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Lenore Plassman
@sallypup (61643)
• Centralia, Washington
2 Oct 20
@DianneN I raised those hen turkeys from when they were days old so they were tame. I have two young hens right now that I bought when they were teens. Good gravy they are not mannerly. One flew at my face yesterday.
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DianneN
@DianneN (247184)
• United States
2 Oct 20
@sallypup Yikes! I hope you didn't get hurt!
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DianneN
@DianneN (247184)
• United States
2 Oct 20
Now that's a well tried Henny Penny. These wild turkeys are pure ideas and not too yummy from what I've heard.
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rakski
@rakski (126062)
• Philippines
2 Oct 20
oh wow, wild turkeys
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rakski
@rakski (126062)
• Philippines
2 Oct 20
@DianneN really?
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DianneN
@DianneN (247184)
• United States
4 Oct 20
@rakski Farm raised are much better and healthier.
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DianneN
@DianneN (247184)
• United States
2 Oct 20
Not good for eating!
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Kharla Jolly
@kobesbuddy (78871)
• East Tawas, Michigan
2 Oct 20
We have turkeys milling around our yard each day. Penny my neighbor throws corn out for the squirrels. They carry it into our front yard and bury it. 1/2 day later, turkeys walk through our front yard and eat the corn!
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DianneN
@DianneN (247184)
• United States
2 Oct 20
Wow! They aren't as stupid as the squirrels! lol. I guess that have to prepare for winter, too.
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Kharla Jolly
@kobesbuddy (78871)
• East Tawas, Michigan
2 Oct 20
@DianneN I wonder what the turkeys do for food, during the winter. They probably eat what the squirrels put in storage! LOL
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Innovative Thinker Ideas
@GodServantme (1541)
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2 Oct 20
@kobesbuddy I think turkey is good at Christmas
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Leiann Lynn Rose Spontaneo
@Spontaneo (14700)
• United States
2 Oct 20
Awe... They are looking for protection from you to save them from Thanksgiving dinner!
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DianneN
@DianneN (247184)
• United States
2 Oct 20
I heard wild turkeys taste awful!
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DianneN
@DianneN (247184)
• United States
2 Oct 20
@Spontaneo That seems to be an Italian theme here, too.
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Leiann Lynn Rose Spontaneo
@Spontaneo (14700)
• United States
2 Oct 20
@DianneN My family has always had homemade pasta for holidays. I continue on my own now with the pasta theme.
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DJ
@dilleo (1004)
• Canada
1 Oct 20
Agreed, they are stupid birds, haha. At my old house, we used to get some wild turkeys, as well. And my cat, I can't remember if it was turkeys, or geese, or both, but he would like to get close to them, even if he was like.. half the size of the birds
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DianneN
@DianneN (247184)
• United States
2 Oct 20
My cat captured a few flying wild turkeys right out of the air, and was brave enough to take on a mating male turkey. After that, he had no interest in them. Turkeys are so stupid that they drown while looking up at the rain!
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DianneN
@DianneN (247184)
• United States
4 Oct 20
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DJ
@dilleo (1004)
• Canada
3 Oct 20
@DianneN Wow, really? Oh my! Hahah.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (93959)
• United States
2 Oct 20
Now that is an interesting sight I imagine.
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DianneN
@DianneN (247184)
• United States
2 Oct 20
I do enjoy seeing harmless animals in the yard, but not when they are muting on our grass seed or plants.
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much2say
@much2say (56095)
• Los Angeles, California
2 Oct 20
Oh wow - you get wild turkeys out there too? Again, it's not something we would ever see in our yard . . . we'd be looking up what they eat - trying to coax more to come here . Doodles was the coolest - he was no turkey .
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DianneN
@DianneN (247184)
• United States
2 Oct 20
Yes, something else to add to the list of why not to live here. They eat insects, nuts, grains, and acorns of which we have plenty. Thanks! Doodles was my best boy!
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Toni
@toniganzon (72532)
• Philippines
1 Oct 20
This somehow reminded me of a scene from Grey's Anatomy where George and his family would go hunting for Turkey! Nobody owns those turkeys at all?
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DianneN
@DianneN (247184)
• United States
2 Oct 20
These wild turkeys are disgusting to eat from what I've heard. No, these turkeys live in the woods and keep reproducing like animals!
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Toni
@toniganzon (72532)
• Philippines
2 Oct 20
@DianneN Oh my. I have never seen a wild turkey here. All the turkeys I've seen here are domesticated ones in the farm.
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DianneN
@DianneN (247184)
• United States
2 Oct 20
@toniganzon The woods holds a zoo within!
Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (108231)
• Marion, Ohio
2 Oct 20
I see Thanksgiving dinner
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DianneN
@DianneN (247184)
• United States
2 Oct 20
Too skinny for me!
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RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (80783)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
2 Oct 20
If I could I would get a leash and take at least one turkey off your hands. I could not kill it but it could ramble about the garden here.
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DianneN
@DianneN (247184)
• United States
2 Oct 20
They are good at eating insects!
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The Horse
@TheHorse (220289)
• Walnut Creek, California
2 Oct 20
We should re-declare them the national bird during the current presidency. Then return to the bald eagle. Turkeys are everywhere here. The males will do battle with their own reflection in a chrome bumper.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (220289)
• Walnut Creek, California
3 Oct 20
@DianneN They are indeed. America's bird, 2016 through 2000.
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DianneN
@DianneN (247184)
• United States
2 Oct 20
I agree. Our prez finally came down with the COVID!!!!! My dream came true. He should use Clorox to get rid of it. Yes, they are stupid birds, just like Donny.
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DianneN
@DianneN (247184)
• United States
2 Oct 20
@MALUSE It's pure karma! To think that most of his followers didn't wear masks, thanks to him, and came down or spread the "China" virus across America is a disgrace. I'm positive that if he pulls through, he will play it down and say it wasn't so bad.
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muhammad iqbal
@happylife1 (13404)
• Karachi, Pakistan
2 Oct 20
Ah very cute looking
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DianneN
@DianneN (247184)
• United States
2 Oct 20
Skinny and not good for eating. lol
Devi sanggita
@Sanggita (92)
• Depok, Indonesia
2 Oct 20
Looks like the wild turkey isn't quite as good as the one on the ranch
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DianneN
@DianneN (247184)
• United States
2 Oct 20
You are right. The ones on farms are fattened up for eating.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (112983)
• El Paso, Texas
2 Oct 20
I wonder if they'd eat the weeds I have here ..... if so send me a dozen.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (112983)
• El Paso, Texas
2 Oct 20
I'z got a boat load of insects @DianneN I wonder if they'd be able to survive in the desert like this, I do have a few trees but not enough to provide a lot of shade
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DianneN
@DianneN (247184)
• United States
4 Oct 20
Oh, they love sitting in trees. I don't think they'd be happy in the desert @rebelann.
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DianneN
@DianneN (247184)
• United States
2 Oct 20
I read that they eat insects, nuts, grain, and acorns. Nothing said about weeds or I'd keep them myself.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (140129)
• Philippines
2 Oct 20
Can I have one? I am sure they moved slowly to the woods.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (140129)
• Philippines
2 Oct 20
@DianneN I am going to hunt them if I am there.
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DianneN
@DianneN (247184)
• United States
2 Oct 20
You can have them all! They are so darn slow and stupid.
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DianneN
@DianneN (247184)
• United States
2 Oct 20
@Shavkat Okay! I saw some fat ones today!
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (139996)
• Roseburg, Oregon
2 Oct 20
Those turkeys look really skinny. Not much of a meal.
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DianneN
@DianneN (247184)
• United States
2 Oct 20
They do look skinny. No one eats wild turkeys around here. Thanksgiving ones are fattened up at the farms.
Anna
@LadyDuck (472087)
• Switzerland
2 Oct 20
You are right turkeys are really stupid birds, but at least they are not dangerous.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (472087)
• Switzerland
2 Oct 20
@DianneN I have never seen wild turkeys here, stupid pigeons yes.
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DianneN
@DianneN (247184)
• United States
2 Oct 20
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DianneN
@DianneN (247184)
• United States
2 Oct 20
We saw some this morning when we went to the lab on the lawns of other neighbors.
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sophie a
@sophie09 (34236)
• Indonesia
2 Oct 20
seriously? so many turkeys/ i couldnt find one here haha thats difficult
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DianneN
@DianneN (247184)
• United States
2 Oct 20
@sophie09 It's only bad when they eat our shrubs and flowers.
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DianneN
@DianneN (247184)
• United States
2 Oct 20
We seem to have a lot of creatures living in our woods.
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sophie a
@sophie09 (34236)
• Indonesia
2 Oct 20
@DianneN is that a good thing or a bad thing for you?
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Raj
@Butterfingers (66583)
• India
2 Oct 20
They love your Garden that's why maybe
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DianneN
@DianneN (247184)
• United States
2 Oct 20
They just like to come out of the woods for a visit.
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