December was the ghastliest month for turkeys at the old family farm. They spent the rest of the year strutting, clucking and ...

The turkey, of course, will be center stage as Americans dive into this annual gustatory feast. Not native to North Dakota There are two species of turkeys native to North America. The wild turkey ...

Wisconsin has identified a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a commercial poultry flock in Barron County.

Wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) were first domesticated by the Mayan peoples of what is now Mexico around 800 B.C. and is one of only two birds native to North America that has been regularly ...

Turkeys were formerly considered to belong to a separate family from other chicken-like birds; there are only two species, ours in North America and the Ocellated Turkey in Central America. All bird ...

Alaska Turkey Bomb, started by Esther Keim, provides turkeys to remote Alaskan families during Thanksgiving. Inspired by a ...

Families and friends gather around the dinner table every year, but have you ever thought about where Thanksgiving food ...

The largest game bird in North America, the wild turkey is coveted by hunters, marveled at by nature lovers and at times begrudged by city dwellers. The turkey is also our nation’s Thanksgiving ...

Millions of wild turkeys once roamed North America, from Maine to Florida and as far west as Colorado, thriving in varied habitats, including pine-oak forests, cypress swamps and grasslands.

Wild turkeys are omnivores and forage for a variety of foods, such as insects, seeds, nuts, frogs and snakes. Some of the larger birds in North America, males, or "toms," can weigh 18 to 30 pounds ...