Keeping Turkeys as Pets – Keeping turkeys has its advantages and simple joys compared to dogs

Keeping Turkeys as Pets – Keeping turkeys has its advantages and simple joys compared to dogs

They are mostly known as Thanksgiving dinners. However, it is also possible to have them as pets. Keeping turkeys as pets may not be as popular as buying puppies and kittens, but it also has its benefits and simple joys.

There are two general varieties of turkeys for keeping turkeys as pets – domestic and wild. Domestic ones are raised by turkey farmers to be sold for their meat. These turkeys can’t fly at all and were bred for the sole purpose of being sold as dinner. Wild turkeys, on the other hand, breed in the wild and are capable of flight. These are the ones that are kept as pets. Don’t be intimidated by their names—just because they’re called “wild” doesn’t mean they’re mean. In fact, wild turkeys are smarter than domestic turkeys and are therefore easier to train as pets.

When raising turkeys as pets, there are a few things you need to do that are different from raising turkeys for profit. First, you need to adjust their feed so that the bird is eating a mixture that will make them healthier and stronger, as opposed to turkey feed that fattens them up and optimizes their meat for eating. Second, you need to adapt your yard or wherever the turkey coop is to accommodate such a curious animal – so there are no potential danger areas like chicken wire and open holes. Finally, but most importantly, you must interact with the bird. While this is a given for any pet, it is even more so for turkeys because they are very social animals. Once you feel comfortable with your pet turkey, you will soon notice how the bird reciprocates that feeling.

Keeping turkeys as pets gives you a bright and social companion. Turkeys are praised by animal welfare groups as great pets. Turkeys as pets started a long time ago, as Abraham Lincoln’s son kept a turkey as his pet in the White House. Of course, turkeys are not really conventional pets, but people who have chosen turkeys as their pets would attest to their intelligence and friendliness.

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