I hope they just think this is what life is supposed to be like for them, because it is," she said. "I hope they don't know that they're lucky. Do these turkeys have any idea how lucky they are? She hesitated before answering. They eat fruits and vegetables and grains at the sanctuary, a diet much lower in fat and protein than at factory farms where the whole point is to make them plump quickly. These rescued turkeys can expect to live 10 or 12 years. The lifespan of the turkey you're probably eating Thursday is four months or less. Magpie is more laid back and hangs out on the edge," Quincy said.
Raven is much more outgoing and kind of silly. Rook is the nicest tom turkey I've ever met. It's Rook for the tom and Raven and Magpie for the hens. They each received a name, like all of the sanctuary birds. The butcher relented and the turkeys headed home with Quincy and Todd rather than to a dinner table. She remembers how creepy it was that the birds were large but still peeping like babies. "They wanted to kill them and eat them before they moved," she said. Quincy said yes to some of the chickens but also asked for the three fattened turkeys. The sanctuary was contacted to take chickens from a butcher who was moving out of state.
Here's how the three turkeys joined the family. With limited space, they can't begin to accept all the birds that people offer. The birds come from various sources and many have disabilities, like missing feet or damage from being stepped on by horses. Some of the roosters were liberated from cockfighting.
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