With Thanksgiving approaching, we decided to help you get to know the bird a little bit better. Thanks to FRSTeam for their inspiration!
- The average weight of a turkey purchased at Thanksgiving is 15 pounds.
- The heaviest turkey ever raised was 86 pounds, about the size of a large dog.
- A 15 pound turkey usually has about 70 percent white meat and 30 percent dark meat
- The five most popular ways to serve a leftover turkey is as a sandwich, in stew, chili or soup, casseroles, and as a burger.
- Turkey has more protein than chicken or beef
- Turkeys will have 3,500 feathers at maturity
- Male turkeys gobble. Hens do not. They make a clucking noise.
- Commercially raised turkeys cannot fly
- Turkeys have heart attacks. The United States Air Force was doing test runs and breaking the sounds barrier. Nearby turkeys dropped dead with heart attacks.
- A large group of turkeys is called a flock
- Turkeys have poor night vision
- It takes 75-80 pounds of feed to raise a 30 pound tom turkey
- A 16-week-old turkey is called a fryer. A fire to seven month old turkey is called a young roaster
- At one time, the turkey and the bald eagle were each considered as the national symbol of America. Benjamin Franklin was one of those who argued passionately on behalf of the turkey. Franklin felt the turkey, although "vain and silly", was a better choice than the bald eagle, whom he felt was "a coward".
- Some turkeys can run up to 25 miles per hour on ground
Happy Thanksgiving from the Buffalo Herd!
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