Here are some fun facts about turkeys that you may not have known before.
Turkeys have a distinctive “gobble” call that can be heard up to a mile away.
Baby turkeys are called “poults.”
Turkeys can run up to 12 miles an hour.
Turkeys have excellent eyesight and can see in color.
Turkeys are social birds and prefer to live in flocks.
When a hen is ready to make little turkeys, she’ll lay about 10 to 12 eggs, one egg per day, over a period of about two weeks.