What a stressed turkey looks like after a predator shows up.

[lengel]

The owl came back and I got my camera up and running. It couldn't get to the turkeys but this is what they look like when they're stressed.

 

[chilisweet]

Where's it's head?

 

[holliewould]

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I can see its head. It's the red thang opposite of it's ruffled up butt.

 

[chickenannie]

wow!~ cool.

 

[A Carolina Chick]

I wonder if they would look the same if they were struck by lightning???

 

[lengel]

*A Carolina Chick* :

I wonder if they would look the same if they were struck by lightning???

I'm pretty sure that would be a yes!

And the head is, in fact, the red thang. Don't know what the point of fluffing out like that is. Just awful, isn't it? But I know exactly when something nasty has paid a visit.​

 

[chickenfanatic]

wow poor gobbles hahaha they look awful i hope they get over it soon

 

[chickens4jojo]

Wow, they must have really been scared~~poor turkeys!

 

[A Carolina Chick]

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I'm pretty sure that would be a yes!

And the head is, in fact, the red thang. Don't know what the point of fluffing out like that is. Just awful, isn't it? But I know exactly when something nasty has paid a visit.

I guess they would be "electrifried" turkeys!

 

[Wolf-Kim]

Mine do that whenever they feel threatened. LOL Not only do they fluff up, but they start hissing like a cat..

The idea of feather "fluffing" is to make them look bigger and more intimidating.. AKA "I'm bigger and stronger than you, don't eat me"

-Kim