Danielle Putnam has an unusual neighbor that comes to visit her, named Jack. He is her neighbor’s pet turkey, who is just over a year old, so Danielle says he’s not fully grown yet. She said he’s silly, but sweet and very funny. Her neighbor told her not to teach him about the doorbell or he would likely be pecking at it all the time. Jack will follow you like a dog and he gets all sad when he’s told he has to go back home. If you’re walking and don’t pay attention to him, he will tuck in his wings and all his feathers lay down, then he starts running and gobbling at you, like he’s saying, ‘wait for me’! Danielle said you can’t help but turn around and laugh, then he slowly walks and he’s all puffed out again. He sure sounds like he’s got plenty of personality.

Jack even does a little jig and Danielle captured it on video. She said it’s mating season and this is Jack’s mating dance. I like the way he switches feet part way through. Go Jack!

Nice set! I used to dance like that when I was mating, I guess that’s

why I’m still single.

What a good looking turkey. The dance is
just too cute.

If we could only set to music of
"Turkey in the Straw"
:)

Hi
Although I'm no expert, I don't think that was a
mating dance. I believe the mating display involves
puffing up all the feathers, including fanning out
the tail, and a slow strut. Why was the turkey
stomping his feet? I don't know.

He is not lonely just in love.

Kathryn...I said the same thing. I watched and fed
turkeys for years and never saw this.

They are so fun to watch!

I'd get a pack in, go out to throw seed, the girls
would make a "wheat, wheat, wheat" sound while
eating and the Tom would keep track, and if the
deer came in, the Tom would charge at them to make
sure his girls ate first. When they were done,
THEN the deer were allowed in. And the Tom...he'd
be going off with the girls, and I'd yell "Gobble,
Gobble, Gobble" and he'd yell "Gobble, Gobble,
Gobble" and we'd do that till they were out of
sight.

AND, their heads turn color...the second pic,
shows the red going up his head. Somedays they are
blue, somedays red.

I just looked it up:

Why does a turkey's head turn red?

If you have turkeys then you would know that the
skins of their head sometimes changes color. It
changes from red to blue to white depending on
their moods, emotions and health. Anxiety and
excitement can make a turkey’s head turn red. This
is due to visible blood vessels lying directly
under the skin of their head.