Wild Turkey

[Eddy Chicken]

Back in August, our dog brought us a turkey chick. We raised it with a new batch of day old chicks we had just received.
It's November now and the thing has decided to stay with our chicken/duck flock but I'm wondering if you all can tell me if it's a hen or tom?

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Looks like a hen. In some states it's illegal to keep them without a permit, I don't know New Jersey laws though.

 

[Eddy Chicken]

It's free range so we don't "keep" it. Sophie the Maremma livestock guardian dog protects it like she does the rest of the flock.

 

[TwistedSteel]

Looks like a hen. Come spring nature will call her back to the woods and her own kind.

 

[Crazydoglady99]

She's so pretty

 

[Nifty-Chicken]

Wow, very interesting (and fun)!!

Come spring nature will call her back to the woods and her own kind.

Will be interesting to hear what happens. Keep us posted!

 

[casportpony]

She looks a lot like my Eastern Wild Turkey! is she friendly?

 

[Eddy Chicken]

She's very friendly..or at least she was:

Last night, the wild in her came out and she decided to fly high up into the trees to roost: This morning she had no head RIP Turkey

In the Springtime, I'll try to find a pair of domesticated turkeys.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Sorry.

 

[memphis]

Bummer.....