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Turkeys in garden

11 years ago

I've got wild turkeys that frequent my veggie garden - corn, beans, tomatoes, cucumbers, squash, radish, carrots (up but not fruiting yet). I assume they will till it a little as they eat bugs, but will they harm it in anyway? Haven't noticed any damage so far. What about when the veggies are ripe - will they go for them?

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kimmq
11 years ago
Wild turkeys will scratch the soil and uproot plants, and bury others as they scratch. If all they did was eat insects they would be beneficial, but they do more damage than they help. They have excavated holes several inches deep in parts of my gardens.

I fence them out.

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11 years ago
@kimmq i found a turkey making a "bowl" as large as itself just a couple inches deep in the garden one day. i ran it off. nest? idk. other than that no damage to the garden.
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kimmq
11 years ago
Not a nest but a dust bath.

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