Turkey Facts

# Age is a determining factor in taste. Old, large males are preferable to young toms (males) as tom meat is stringy. The opposite is true for females: old hens are tougher birds.
# A turkey under sixteen weeks of age is called a fryer, while a young roaster is five to seven months old.
# Turkeys are the only breed of poultry native to the Western Hemisphere.
# Turkeys have great hearing, but no external ears. They can also see in color, and have excellent visual acuity and a wide field of vision (about 270 degrees), which makes sneaking up on them difficult. However, turkeys have a poor sense of smell (what’s cooking?), but an excellent sense of taste.

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