My friend wants to get a pet turkey, but has recieved mixed opinioins from the rest of us (friends and family). She lives in a one story log house with a pretty large backyard.
2007-05-19 06:04:11 · 7 answers · asked by Jess 1 in Pets ➔ Birds
It is feasible, but your friend would need to get at least two to keep each other company, because they are flock birds. If she does decide to keep turkeys then she must make sure that she doesn't get a meat hybrid (commonly called double breasted), as they grow so fast that they have heart attacks at a few months old.
Chickens make better pets IMHO.
2007-05-19 10:28:39 · answer #1 · answered by Helena 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why does your friend want a Turkey? By this I mean what about a Turkey interest your friend?
Where would this freind get the Turkey? If they would be getting it from someone who has tame turkeys, or someone who raises Turkeys to be sold as livestock then I would say that taking one of those turkeys and giving it a home would be a good idea. This would be a way of taking a baby turkey out of a group of birds that will end up in the grocery store and giving it a home. If your friend is going to get a wild baby turkey then I would say no. It is never a good idea to take a wild animal out of the wild on purpose. (Rescuing is a different situation)
If your friend got one, the one thing to consider is to ask yourself if he.she would be able to give it a better life than what it would have otherwise. I would object to having an animal that is going to be put in a cramped cage for the rest of its life but if it will live in an area where it will be able to roam then that would be a good thing. The only thing is to remember that a single bird would attract wild animals or dogs or cats so it would only be fair to the bird to provide a area where it could be protected.
Good Luck
2007-05-19 13:15:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
my turkeys always killed my chickens and ducks so I never liked having them(one also killed my friends kitten!)...plus without proper socialization they will bit people too
2007-05-19 13:10:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think, he should go for it as they are beautiful.
He has perfect environment for them.
2007-05-19 13:10:47 · answer #4 · answered by Dr.Qutub 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't know but they make a good sunday dinner.
2007-05-19 13:59:49 · answer #5 · answered by camorningsurfer 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
dont know, but they do make a good dinner!
2007-05-19 13:18:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Yes llamas do to! :)
2007-05-19 13:07:53 · answer #7 · answered by llama4240 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋