Where does the wild turkey live?
Wild turkeys are found throughout the Bay watershed, in part due to state trapping and transplanting programs. They live in forests and grassy fields. What does the wild turkey eat? Wild turkeys eat mostly acorns, as well as other nuts and seeds, leaves and buds. Young turkeys will also eat insects and spiders. What does the wild turkey sound like? Males make a “gobbling” sound during courtship, and females will cluck to their chicks. Where does the wild turkey nest and breed? Wild turkeys usually being their courtship in early spring. They often locate their nests at the base of a tree and where there is overhanging cover. Females begin laying about one egg per day in mid-April, and lay a total of about a dozen eggs. Once she lays all her eggs, the female will incubate them for about four weeks. The eggs usually hatch around the first week of June. Young chicks will follow their mother within a day of hatching, and can fly when they are eight days old. Other facts about the wild turke
