tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3617428990857687043.post8453302126815106478..comments2024-03-29T07:36:45.823-04:00Comments on Bee Haven Acres... Tales From The Farm: Turkey TriviaBee Haven Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10003927601786061426noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3617428990857687043.post-37131909391240001052010-11-18T21:31:23.769-05:002010-11-18T21:31:23.769-05:00Well all in all, I have to say, as wonderful as yo...Well all in all, I have to say, as wonderful as your pictures are...I still would not want to Kiss a Turkey, LOLOLOL!<br />But they are handsome in their own struttin' their stuff ...way.<br />There is a saying, and you might want to use it to make up a sign to post at Thanksgiving time...<br />" Glad I'm greetin' & Not being Eaten"....<br />Happy Thanksgiving to you and the whole herd, flock, & kinfolk.<br />>^..^<Katmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05565356851047748072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3617428990857687043.post-55317121524944841962010-11-17T14:46:30.612-05:002010-11-17T14:46:30.612-05:00Last Thanksgiving, we had local pastured organic t...Last Thanksgiving, we had local pastured organic turkey...that was the best turkey we ever had. So, thankfully we can order them through our local health food store. I ordered two again this year. Can't wait to taste them!Bee Haven Bevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10003927601786061426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3617428990857687043.post-34435543085648358742010-11-17T13:12:43.078-05:002010-11-17T13:12:43.078-05:00Great post! We don't know much about turkeys a...Great post! We don't know much about turkeys anymore, so it's refreshing to see you raising these gorgeous Bourbon Reds. I've read that most commercial turkeys can't even breed or raise their own chicks. We've bred the instinct clean out of them. So sad.<br /><br />On a different note, our family is buying a pastured, heritage turkey from a local farmer for Thanksgiving dinner. We reserved it way back in July. At $6 a pound, this will be a pricey bird, but we're really looking forward to dinner in ways we haven't in the past. Sadly, Safeway had whole turkeys for sale this weekend for 29 cents per pound. It's no wonder small farms struggle.taylorgirl6https://www.blogger.com/profile/17684164068191979693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3617428990857687043.post-52492783739347777062010-11-17T12:07:24.775-05:002010-11-17T12:07:24.775-05:00DO YOU KNOW... that Benjamin Franklin wanted to ma...DO YOU KNOW... that Benjamin Franklin wanted to make the Wild Turkey the official bird of the newly-emerging United States? But was voted down and settled for the Eagle instead. An interesting dynamic there, don't you think:<br /><br />Christina / SVGSouth Valley Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14224596201756996242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3617428990857687043.post-641905316596814622010-11-17T11:36:45.767-05:002010-11-17T11:36:45.767-05:00Thanks for the educations on turkeys! I just love...Thanks for the educations on turkeys! I just love the color of the Bourbon Red, hence the name! I wished I had more property so I could have a couple of them. Oh Big Bird, a turkey after all these years!Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323342799656119424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3617428990857687043.post-34459959898717649642010-11-17T10:17:47.848-05:002010-11-17T10:17:47.848-05:00I believe that Ben Franklin wanted the turkey as o...I believe that Ben Franklin wanted the turkey as our national bird...not the eagle. They are magnificent birds. How neat that their heads and necks turn colors! I'm catching up reading all your wonderful posts. Come over to my blog to enter my first giveaway!Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04664295814876984709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3617428990857687043.post-46381476170630582012010-11-17T10:14:56.874-05:002010-11-17T10:14:56.874-05:00hello there thanks for your grat post, as usual (...hello there thanks for your grat post, as usual ((o:Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3617428990857687043.post-3068499121116375602010-11-17T09:43:11.766-05:002010-11-17T09:43:11.766-05:00Is the color change due to variation in blood flow...Is the color change due to variation in blood flow????<br />3MsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3617428990857687043.post-2855685499004853832010-11-17T09:06:11.207-05:002010-11-17T09:06:11.207-05:00Turkeys are a curious creature, for sure!
We found...Turkeys are a curious creature, for sure!<br />We found that our turkeys changed color as a response to the color we were wearing! Guess they didn't want to be outdone!<br />All this talk about turkeys makes me want to try raising some more!<br />We'll see come spring.Lady Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12478162101957028151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3617428990857687043.post-88381054279753055812010-11-17T07:07:33.087-05:002010-11-17T07:07:33.087-05:00Your turkeys do look majestic all puffed up. Those...Your turkeys do look majestic all puffed up. Those color changes are amazing, I had no idea turkeys did that. Thanks for all the turkey info, I learned a lot.Ankehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16891642887957584851noreply@blogger.com