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