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Turkey Living Free
When they are living free, turkeys can be seen as the bold, fascinating and intelligent and creatures they really are. In the wild, turkeys like to travel around in small flocks. Turkey chicks stay with their mothers for many months before they have adventures of their own. Their mothers, after all, are the ones who teach them how to survive in the world. Turkeys are very serious about choosing partners, or mates. Male turkeys love to be admired for their big, puffy and beautiful feathers and for the bright colors on their heads. Turkeys are almost always talking to one another and use all sorts of sounds to communicate with the other birds in their flocks. At any given time, turkeys can be heard trilling, clucking or gobbling. Like chickens, turkeys also like to stretch out in the sun and take dust baths in the dirt. Wild turkeys love to run and can even fly up into the trees to sleep. Turkeys who live among kind people also love attention and will even beg for their favorite treats. Sometimes, they even fall asleep in the laps of human admirers.
Spruce and fourteen other newborn turkey chicks were found in a trash heap behind an auction where birds are bought and sold. Their rescuer heard them peeping from inside a crate, and after moving some garbage aside, she saw the frightened baby birds staring up at her. Several hours later, Spruce and her friends arrived at our California Shelter and bounded out of the pet carrier into their safe, cozy pen. Now, Spruce and her friends live each day to the fullest, enjoying every moment of this beautiful life they never expected to live. |
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