Turkey Biofacts

Question 1

Scientific Name for Eastern Turkey

Answer 1

silvestris vieillot

Question 2

scientific name for rio grande turkey

Answer 2

intermedia sennett

Question 3

scientific name for merriams turkey

Answer 3

merriami nelson

Question 4

adult male gobblers weigh how much

Answer 4

12-20 pounds nigga

Question 5

hens weigh how much

Answer 5

8-12 pounds

Question 6

when running to escape danger the wild turkey has been clocked at how many miles per hour?

Answer 6

15 mph

Question 7

a turkey can fly how fast for short distances

Answer 7

40 mph

Question 8

are turkeys promiscuous?

Answer 8

si senor

Question 9

hens will breed how many times per spring?

Answer 9

once

Question 10

how many hens in a gobblers harem?

Answer 10

from 3-10

Question 11

clutch size of a turkey nest?

Answer 11

8-26, averaging 12

Question 12

incubation period?

Answer 12

28 days

Question 13

how old are turkeys when they can fly?

Answer 13

10 days

Question 14

poults begin to roost in trees at what age?

Answer 14

2 weeks

Question 15

the wild turkey is susceptible to diseases such as….

Answer 15

blackhead, fowl cholera, and pox

Question 16

What percent of the poults diet is insects during the first 2 weeks

Answer 16

90 percent

Question 17

Turkey nests are usually located how many yards from a permanent water source?

Answer 17

400 YaRdS

Question 18

A turkey needs to be within how many miles of water?

Answer 18

2 miles

Question 19

Que es el annual range of a turkey?

Answer 19

8-10 miles

Question 20

turkeys should not be hunted or disturbed within how many miles of their roost or nest?

Answer 20

1/4 mile

Question 21

A managed turkey are should contain what percent openings scattered throughout?

Answer 21

10 ta 50 pacent

Question 22

openings less than how many acres are good fer yer turks?

Answer 22

20 acres