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Index of Subjects Hi David, et al. These birds show patches of white (unless that's feather shine) so are not escaped pure Wild Turkeys, but are throughly contaminated with domestic stock. Similar birds were found among pure Wild strain on Seal I. for some years before becoming unregretably extirpated. Quoting David Dermott <dermott@ns.sympatico.ca>: snip, snip > I saw 4 turkeys (1 adult male + 3 hens) walking on the road. > They didn't look normal commercially raised turkeys- a big smaller. > snip, snip> So are these?: > > 1 True wild turkeys ( unlikely ) > > 2 A small-sized breed for backyard raising, on a stroll; hopefully they > will return safely to their home > > 3 Feral turkeys ; either they or their parents were once backyard turkeys, > and escaped captivity. > > At the bridge I asked a lady who was out jogging, but she had never > turkeys along that road. > > -- > > David Dermott , Wolfville Ridge, Nova Scotia, Canada > WWW pages: http://www.dermott.ca/index.html > >
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