Let's Talk Turkey!
Turkeys are amazingly beautiful birds! The male turkeys have the big tails that spread out in a fan of green, gold, bronze and red color. The female turkeys are brown or grey - good colors to hide them while they sit on a nest!
Only the male turkeys make the "gobble, gobble" sound. That is why male turkeys are called "gobblers". Female turkeys make more of a chirp or clucking sound.
Wild turkeys can fly up to 55 mph. They also tend to fly up into trees to sleep. Domestic turkeys are too big to fly.
Turkeys eat small stones so that those stones can go into the turkey's stomach called the gizzard. The stones help break down the food and help the turkey digest.
Now you have some fun facts to talk about while eating your turkey dinner!
