Male turkeys dancing for mama turkey

[ivan3]

Thanks for posting those shots!

 

[Betsy]

Those pictures are too cute. Great captions!

 

[silkiechicken]

So cute! I love turkeys! I just put my two toms to their purpose and I miss them! They are soo nice and are truly puppy dogs!

 

[Shared Acres]

Birdboy, lol! Boys can be so vulgar!

Cute pics!

 

[Struttn1]

Nice pics. That is what appears to be 3 bronze jakes and a Royal palm gobbler in the road. The bird inside the fence looks like a mature wild strain gobbler. I would guess mom turkey is a bronze/Royal Palm mix and those babies likely are the result of that wild strain bird breeding their mom.

 

[Ellie]

Interesting. What is a "wild strain gobbler"? Is this what my neighbor means when he says his turkeys are wild?

I am loving having them around, but if he doesn't take them, then I will have 10 adults and I know I don't want them going over the fence where the chickens are! They have not done that, though, so maybe they won't.

Ellie

 

[Struttn1]

Eastern Wild Turkey. The bird in the fence is not a bronze. His tail markings and dark color look like a wild strain. The birds in the road have a white bamd on the tail. If they are wild strains then they have to be Rio Grande or Merriams. They look identical to the bronze turkeys I have raised before.

Your mommy turkey and that Royal Palm in the road are definatly not wild.

 

[ricklo]

My turkeys are not mean at all, really come right up to me and take apple, I can pick the Tom up. They are good with the ducks, chickens and Guineas,but now with mommy turkey paying attention to the 2 new babys, the Tom is frustrated and fighting with my Rooster so we now have him penned for a while.