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  • From: Tom Olenio <tolenio@sentex.net>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Fwd: Apple-Crop: turkey damage in apples?
  • Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2003 13:49:15 -0500

Hi Ginda,

Did you look at his photos? http://www.sagesapples.com/turkeys

Something large is definately doing pecking damage in my opinion.

Did he ever get his movie clip or photo of a turkey damaging the apples?

Later,
Tom

list@ginda.us wrote:

> Begin forwarded message:
>
> To: "Apple-Crop" <apple-crop@virtualorchard.net>
> Subject: Re: Apple-Crop: turkey damage in apples?
> Reply-To: "Apple-Crop" <apple-crop@virtualorchard.net>
>
> Turkeys love Honeycrisp here in southwestern Wisconsin. A flock of
> about 7 walk out of our most productive block every
> time I drive down to it. They eat large holes in the fruit. A Zon
> cannon will scare them away for the final 3 weeks before harvest when the
> damage is at its peak. Even though a town close to here is known as the
> wild turkey capital of the world we can live with the birds--they cannot
> hold a candle to Wisconsin hail storms.
> Allen Teach
> Sunrise Orchards
> Gays Mills,WI
> ----- Original Message -----
> From:Benjamin A. Sage
> To:'Apple-Crop'
> Sent:Friday, August 22, 2003 10:03 PM
> Subject:Apple-Crop: turkey damage in apples?
>
>
>
> Hey,
>
> Has anyone been able to determine that turkeys actually do eat apples?
>
> I know we have heard people blaming them.
>
> I got a movie today of one pecking sweet corn, but I have not actually
> seen them eating apples. On sweet corn they don’t start at the top of the
> ear of corn like crows or other birds. They tear down the husk and start
> about an inch from the top. I’ll have the pictures up on our web site. (
> andmaybe a movie clip soon if you’re a turkey fan )
>
> Now since you all grow apples I should talk about them. One of our
> hunters took home an apple with a peck in it and slid the two puncture
> holes cleanly into his stuffed turkey’s beaks. There are two holes that the
> turkey makes when he pecks. Both look like half moon shapes. I also have a
> picture of that up on the web site.
>
>
>
> I have some pictures of our damage on our web site that can be viewed
> at
>
> www.sagesapples.com/turkeys If you have a picture of a turkey in
> action
>
> pleaseemail it to me personally and I'll put it on the web site for all
>
> to see and use if desired. Email (address removed)that way everyone
> won't have to download the picture files and take forever to download them.
> So please don't respond to theapplecroplist serve with pictures.
>
>
>
> Benjamin A. Sage
>
> ChardonOhio
>
> www.sagesapples.com
>
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Thomas Olenio
Ontario, Canada
Hardiness Zone 5b






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