Meet Thumper.

This is Thumper......He Guard's the local allotments.

 

How strange....:lollol:

 

:grn:...Yummy....:hehe:

 

Nice colors........its turkey hunting season here now.

 

He has to be one of the most ugliest things i have ever seen! :hehe: i hope thumper won't be upset

 

spuds and stuffing, gravy:rotfl: yum yum :lollol:

 

I never understand comments about Turkeys being ugly - I think they're fantastic birds. They're also extremely sociable, hence constantly displaying to all and sundry! If I had the room for Turkeys I'd keep a few.

What breed is he Roders? Definitely not a Norfolk Black!

 

Oh i quite agree that he's a rather grand looking bird! i just also think he's quite ugly too! lol!

 

Ok, admittedly he was behind the door when the good looks were being given out...but still, great looking birds

 

he's lovely...wouldn't like to meet him in a dark alley tho' :skp:

 

Oh for shame! Turkeys are magnificent creatures - only a step away from peacocks and birds of paradise. I think he's a corker!

 

Aha! Another Turkey fan, cheers Daisees!

Did you know that the dangly bit at the end of his face/beak is used to trick the females? He wiggles it on the ground, they think it's a worm and when he distracted, he makes his move.....

Alison, you big wimp! He's all feathers and show. Honestly, they are extremely friendly birds...although a real pest if you need to keep them in one place or contained in a run as they fly and love to perch in trees. They're also rather pathetically delicate when babies and can curl up toes and die at the drop of a hat.

 

Poor Thumper, his face is melting! :lollol:I have a very pretty pet turkey called Nina who I rescued last Christmas.

She's a bit of a rascal.

 

Where did you rescue her from? She looks a poppet - and yes, turkeys can be extremely inquisitive...