[Skammer]

This gal has been hanging aroud my yard for several days now. She probably has poults somewhere near by.

Mediashare

 

[rivershark-voulantary]

Thanks for putting up that video. Maybe she'll be around at thanksgiving! We had two male turkeys hanging around last spring. They liked to chase our cars and peck at the doors. The wife didn't like that. Had to scare them off a few times so she could get to her car and go to work. Those boys were pretty braisin.

 

[Mercer]

Thanks for video, we get a few in our backyard once in a while till hunting season then they like to vanish.

 

[Pennsylvaniacatchaser]

Nice video Skammer! Why do you suppose she was rollin' in the dust like that? :question:

 

[Mercer]

It's called (Dusting) they do it to get extra oil off there feathers. Its basicly why we wash our hair to get the oil out so you dont get dandroff. It can also get rid of bugs and other stuff in there feathers.

 

[stoney53]

first time i've seen a turkey doing that...saw plenty of sparrows etc. doing that but never a turkey. thanks for the video

 

[DIESELkat]

Thanks for the vid Skammer. Like Mercer said, all turkeys do it to keep the bugs from gettin too bad and dry out the feathers. They will usually dust themselves at least once a day during the spring summer and fall, usually in the afternoon. Alot of times if you walk down the edge of a plowed field that is close to woods where there are turkeys you will see the dust "bowls" that the leave behind. Alot of times there will be feathers around it. In states where you can hunt turkey all day (which will be PA here starting the third week of the spring season next year) its an easy way to find out where the birds are hanging out in the afternoon/evening.

 

[Skammer]

Nice video Skammer! Why do you suppose she was rollin' in the dust like that? :question:

What Deiselcat & Mercer said. I have seen them do that before but this is the first time I had a camera handy.