Since Americans consume about 46 million turkeys on Thanksgiving I thought it would be fun to post a few turkey facts before everyone gets stuffed. The turkey we eat doesn't look like the typical depiction of a Thanksgiving turkey,they are white feathered and have been bred to have enormous breasts since that is a selling point to most consumers. Factory farmed turkeys grow so quickly that if a 7 lb. human baby grew at the same rate the infant would weigh 1,500 lbs at 18 weeks. As a result of the rapid growth they have leg problems (the turkeys,not the infants) and are unable to fly like their wild counterparts. Oddly enough November is not National Turkey Day month,June holds that honor. This last one is good for a laugh...female turkeys prefer males with a longer snood (the red skin that hangs from the top of the beak) as it is an indicator of good health!
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