We have a flock of wild turkeys that migrated to our farm!
Terry and I were going out to change the water and THERE THEY WERE!!
A whole flock of them—18 hens! We haven’t seen the Tom yet!
WOW! This is the very first ever for our farm!
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 
How cool! Eighteen, wow! 🦃 We have those few around here. They are really interesting to watch. Most likely they are Merriam’s like here. New research for you guys!
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Terry saw them move onto the farm next to us. 😦
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Congratulations!!! They are truly wonderful birds. Our hens are laying eggs now and it’s fun watching them slip off from the main flock.
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They moved on 😦
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Good thing they moved on. They can be a real problem if they get into your garden, can really tear things up looking for bugs and such. And, they leave lots of little easter eggs for your shoes to find and track into the house. We never had turkeys around here when I was a kid, but they were re-introduced years ago and now they are every where. Truly an adaptive bird. (or mini dinosaur)
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Yes…Terry said it’s a good thing they’ve moved on!!!
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Awesome! Look out for baby ones taking up residence with you! What a lovely surprise – 18 of them! Brilliant! 😃
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Well…it’s so sad…they have moved on. But I DID get see them once!!
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Oh, what a shame! But still lovely to see even if only for a short time 😀
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Yes it was. A gift!
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It’s been turkey hunting season around here, and the wily birds have flocked ( so to speak) to the local middle school, where they can not be hunted.
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Such SMART birds!!!
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What a neat addition to your farm!
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They have moved on—-Sad
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Wow….very exciting. Wonder how long they’ll stay around. Enjoy.
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They have moved on! So sad!
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Java Bean: “Ayyy, a turkey run! I am game!”
Lulu: “Dada says wild turkeys are incredibly alert, Bean. We’ll never even get close to them before they run away.”
Java Bean: “I’m still game! Let’s go!!!”
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I’m with you, Bean. Boo Berry
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I LOVE turkeys! We see them occasionally around here and once I saw a couple out back, but they didn’t stay. Not enough woods and cover :-/.
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They didn’t stay here either. 😦
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If they take up residence they are messy and dig stuff up! Fun to watch! We have some in the area so far they stay away from our yard.
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Terry was glad they moved on for just that reason
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Gosh that’s a lot! We don’t have any resident turkeys anymore .. not sure where they have gone
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😦 That’s rather sad. Maybe they will migrate back someday
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