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[Tom Olenio <tolenio@sentex.net>]

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