Did you know that brush turkey chicks ane almost the only chick that is self sufficient once they are hatched, they leave the nest and can fly.
NO, I didn't know that. You are just a fountain of information Brian.
Yes, but my child bride recons most of it is bloody useless, I can't help myself I just love trivia
-- Edited by goinsoon on Friday 23rd of December 2011 07:30:01 PM
Yep, me too. Family always say I'm full of useless information! Good for trivia comps though.
goinsoon said
07:36 PM Dec 23, 2011
Another thing about the brush turkey is that after the female lays the eggs, she buggers off and has noting more to do with the nest. the male tends the nest (he has a heat sensor in his beak) and scrapes and packs to lower and raise the temperature, he stays with the nest until the chicks are hatched.
(I did not google this, it was something I learned in another life)
Beth54 said
08:28 PM Dec 23, 2011
goinsoon wrote:
Another thing about the brush turkey is that after the female lays the eggs, she buggers off and has noting more to do with the nest. the male tends the nest (he has a heat sensor in his beak) and scrapes and packs to lower and raise the temperature, he stays with the nest until the chicks are hatched.
(I did not google this, it was something I learned in another life)
I actually knew that too! And I didn't google it either!
Yep, me too. Family always say I'm full of useless information! Good for trivia comps though.
Another thing about the brush turkey is that after the female lays the eggs, she buggers off and has noting more to do with the nest. the male tends the nest (he has a heat sensor in his beak) and scrapes and packs to lower and raise the temperature, he stays with the nest until the chicks are hatched.
(I did not google this, it was something I learned in another life)
Here's a nice rafter of wild turkeys: