Bobcats

Unfortunately we've lost some of our turkeys to the wild. The bird's propensity to refuse being contained within the safety of the electro-net barrier finally caught up to them. Every night during lock up I would find six to eight turkeys running in circles around the turkey enclosure incredibly confused as to how exactly they managed to escape, while simultaneously being desperate to get back in with the other turkeys. I would chase all of the birds back into the surround only to find the same birds loose the next morning.

We came up with a solution to this mess, however the day Whitt and I went down to correct the issue the middle pasture was covered in turkey feathers and turkey parts. It was horrible. I found one complete turkey, one turkey without a head, one head (only), and one right wing. Due to the manner in which the birds were killed and the fact that most of the victims were dragged off of the property seems to point towards bobcats, but of course we are unsure.

Unfortunately it's hard to say I didn't see this coming. We've taken a huge blow to our turkey supply, however it's a great learning process about how to raise free range birds for meat rather than easy prey for predators.