Meet Blondie

Blondie is our first hatchling this year, and as you can see, s/he doesn't look like a Narragansett - unless s/he's an albino! We think that the two hens we purchased earlier this year may have been bred by a Royal Palm tom, so Blondie might be (probably is) a "Palmagansett" *grinz*

S/he (oh, heck, I'll just use "he") is about three weeks old now, and had been out in the brooder with our other poults. We brought him into the house yesterday, because I pretty much want to make him a pet, so we needed to get him socialized.

From our limited experience, turkeys seem to be pretty mellow, but I am surprised at how quickly Blondie has taken to being gently snuggled (and he seems to like it, because he's out in the living room peeping for company as I type!). Last night, the Beloved Husband had taken him downstairs for a cuddle puddle, and when I came down about an hour later, Beloved was asleep in the La-Z-Boy recliner, and Blondie was snuggled up to his left ear, quite content to snooze with DaddyBird!

Today, Blondie has had two snuggles with his MommyBird, and seems to be well on his way to being a spoiled and coddled pet ;-)