GotGarlic
Chef Extraordinaire
Check---fowl. I saw my mistake when it was too late to edit.
I hate when that happens
Check---fowl. I saw my mistake when it was too late to edit.
...(and the fact that turkeys and chickens are "non-flight birds")...
No, the non-flight reference refers to the fact that chickens and turkeys, at least the ones I've observed, once they reach their adult weight, can only fly very short distances and close to the ground, and only long enough to hopefully get them to cover away from a predator. Some breeds of chickens are better flyers than others. Mine are all medium weight, so they can fly some, but not like bantams or silkies. Heavy breeds are even less likely to be able to fly. My girls weigh 4-6 lb. Heavy breeds are around 8 lb +. I don't have any of those, so I really don't know much about them.I take it that is in reference to migration? Because I've seen an OH turkey take off right in front of my eyes in our first backyard (the hunter-neighbor behind me dared say it wasn't a turkey - ha, he saw it a few days later and had to eat crow) and I've watched the turkeys that used to visit us for food fly up into our trees in our yard. I'll admit, though, that those same turkeys sure could run at a good clip when they wanted to put distance between them selves and something else. They also ran like crazy when they would see me head out the side door of our garage carrying the corn bucket - they would beat me to their "dining table", a huge flat rock in the back yard.