At Thanksgiving, some adopt a turkey instead of eating one

[The Straight Story]

At Thanksgiving, some adopt a turkey instead of eating one

Only two weeks into the adoption, Mordecai and Fiona are already exhibiting distinct personalities.

Mordecai, the male heritage turkey, is outgoing and playful, bobbing his head happily as his neck changes color from bright red to blue, depending on his mood. Fiona, the mellower of the two, prefers to sit next to her new parents.

They will not be on the table this Thanksgiving.

"They are wonderful," says Joan Poster, 66, of Westport, Connecticut, who adopted the turkeys last month from Farm Sanctuary's Adopt-A-Turkey Project. "They are just really sweet turkeys."

Come Thanksgiving, turkey is often a quintessential part of the celebration for many American families. The National Turkey Federation estimates that Americans consumed more than 46 million turkeys last Thanksgiving. Nearly 88 percent of Americans surveyed by the organization say they eat turkey during Thanksgiving.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/11/25/adopt.a.turkey.thanksgiving/

[kentuck]

1. Now you tell me.

:-)

[uppityperson]

2. Our turkey laid a couple dozen eggs last spring/summer. She's a character

Had a friend in AK who told me they raised some big turkey that got aggressive. Said they had to take a baseball bat around when outside to fend it off. Finally butchered it and it weighed far over 50#, was too big to fit any oven so they gave it to a family with lots of kids and an industrial sized oven. Still had to cut it in pieces to cook.

Big bird indeed.

Our turkey is very funny, was supposed to be for meat but didn't get big enough, then started laying eggs. She has an interesting language, not chicken talk.

[dkf]

4. Dont they have pretty short life expectancies?

[DJ13]

3. I took my frozen turkey out for a drag this morning

:hide:

[meow mix]

5. got room for a couple ill be sure to remember next year

poor guys.. good to know about this program ty