Flashcards in Turkey Biofacts Deck (22)
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Scientific Name for Eastern Turkey
silvestris vieillot
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scientific name for rio grande turkey
intermedia sennett
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scientific name for merriams turkey
merriami nelson
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adult male gobblers weigh how much
12-20 pounds nigga
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hens weigh how much
8-12 pounds
6
when running to escape danger the wild turkey has been clocked at how many miles per hour?
15 mph
7
a turkey can fly how fast for short distances
40 mph
8
are turkeys promiscuous?
si senor
9
hens will breed how many times per spring?
once
10
how many hens in a gobblers harem?
from 3-10
11
clutch size of a turkey nest?
8-26, averaging 12
12
incubation period?
28 days
13
how old are turkeys when they can fly?
10 days
14
poults begin to roost in trees at what age?
2 weeks
15
the wild turkey is susceptible to diseases such as....
blackhead, fowl cholera, and pox
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What percent of the poults diet is insects during the first 2 weeks
90 percent
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Turkey nests are usually located how many yards from a permanent water source?
400 YaRdS
18
A turkey needs to be within how many miles of water?
2 miles
19
Que es el annual range of a turkey?
8-10 miles
20
turkeys should not be hunted or disturbed within how many miles of their roost or nest?
1/4 mile
21
A managed turkey are should contain what percent openings scattered throughout?
10 ta 50 pacent
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