Old Brick Farm, where Larry Doll raises chickens, turkeys and ducks, was fortunate this Thanksgiving season. Doll’s small farm west of Detroit had no cases of bird flu, despite an ongoing outbreak ...
Americans have always loved wild turkeys, perhaps too much. By 1900, we had nearly driven this close relative to the chicken to extinction as a result of unregulated hunting and habitat destruction.
Most people know turkeys for one reason: Thanksgiving. But when a recent viral discussion revealed that baby turkeys aren’t called chicks, it caught many off guard. The correct term is poult. It’s not ...