As the turkeys have become more familiar with the ranch, they have wandered further and further away and, recently, have not returned to the "nest" at night. We have been feeding them in a large round pen and putting them in at night. Last Thursday and Friday, our group shrank from 12 to eight. Three males and one female failed to show up for dinner. That left 8, one of them a female (my favorite, with curly toes). This morning the group of 8 were seen on La Posta Truck Trail, the road outside the ranch. They were marching along in a line, one after the other. Later, only one turkey showed up at the house. It was pitiful to hear him gobbling away, calling to his friends. By evening, three turkeys had shown up, with one joining up later. My curly toes was not among them. So sad. I miss her.
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