Let’s Talk Turkey!

We have been rescuing turkeys at The Gentle Barn for twenty-two years, and have learned so much about their personalities, affections, and intelligence. Male turkeys love to show off and live to be called handsome. Female turkeys love to cuddle and will fall asleep in our laps. Girl turkeys have pink bumps on their heads and necks that are like jewelry to show everyone how pretty they are. Boy turkeys’ heads change colors with their moods; when their heads are whitish blue, they are happy, and when they are bright red, they are excited. Mommy turkeys will carry their small babies on their backs and protect them under their wings.
Wild turkeys are small, live in large family groups, roost on the tops of trees, run very fast, and live till about twenty years old. Domestic turkeys are genetically engineered to grow very big, very fast, so they can be slaughtered at twelve weeks old, when they are just babies. Because they are so abnormally large, these turkeys live between two and four years. At The Gentle Barn, we work very hard to combat the effects of genetic engineering and help our turkeys live longer and have better lives by giving them acupuncture and Jill and Joan CBD when they start having mobility issues. We have been giving our current cuddle turkey, Sun, acupuncture each month, and she is now six years old and still very comfortable and happy. Sun is the oldest cuddle turkey we have ever had in the twenty-two-year history of The Gentle Barn. Please come meet her when you can, you are sure to fall in love! Become a turkey guardian this November and sponsor Sun or the whole flock by going to www.TurkeyGuardian.org.
The Gentle Barn is a national non-profit organization located in Santa Carita, California, with locations in St Louis, Missouri and Nashville, Tennessee as well. We are home to animals rescued from severe abuse and neglect, and host to children who are at risk, from the inner city, and who have special needs in our Peace Enhancement Programs, animal assisted therapy programs, and literacy programs. We are open to the public on Sundays and host virtual tours, school field trips, birthday parties, and cow hug therapy sessions. Check out our website, www.gentlebarn.org and follow The Gentle Barn on Face Book, Instagram, Twitter, Tik Tok and YouTube.