Domesticated turkey

Meleagris gallopavo

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Plumage little idea can be totally different depending on the breed. Its fairly large weight ranges from 9 to 35 kg. The legs are strong and long, the tail is long and lush (in males). On the skin of the head and neck are "coral" (typical of turkeys of Education), which swell and become scarlet during arousal. This bird is very gentle and capricious in care, can not tolerate the cold and dampness. It has a difficult quarrelsome temper. The life expectancy of about 10 years.

  • Feeding

    Special feed, grains and root vegetables, fresh grass and insects.

  • Habitat

    Wild turkey domesticated centuries ago in North America, and since then it is specially bred in poultry houses, on zoofermah or in zoos. And of course in the household.

  • Interesting fact

    According to legend, the indigenous inhabitants of North Ameriki- Indians, wild turkey presented one of the first colonists. Then the bird came to the Old World, and spread throughout Europe where it has taken root successfully.

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