# What do Turkeys Eat?

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-do-turkeys-eat/25801>\
**Category:** The Bunker\
**Created:** [January 26, 2021, 9:45pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-do-turkeys-eat/25801 "2021-01-26T21:45:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![M1nks](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/m1nks/32/8247_2.png) [@M1nks](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/M1nks)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2021, 9:45pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-do-turkeys-eat/25801/1 "2021-01-26T21:45:35Z")

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Because it isn’t bird feed…

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**Author:** ![mmekaru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ebca7d/32.png) [@mmekaru](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/mmekaru)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2021, 9:52pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-do-turkeys-eat/25801/2 "2021-01-26T21:52:11Z")

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There are animals that can’t be tamed with food; IIRC only chickens and chicks (yellow or birdfowl) accept birdfood.  
You can pick some fertilized eggs up and wait for them to rot completely, then they’ll hatch; you can then feed the chick so it becomes tame. But beware, ducks can move between z-levels; I tried to have a open-top duck coop, with results I should have predicted - they flew up a Zlevel and kind of flew away, haha.

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**Author:** ![M1nks](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/m1nks/32/8247_2.png) [@M1nks](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/M1nks)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2021, 8:18am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-do-turkeys-eat/25801/3 "2021-01-27T08:18:27Z")

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Oh, is that why they keep turning their noses up? Ok, I’ll try hatching them instead.

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**Author:** ![PALU](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e56c9b/32.png) [@PALU](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/PALU)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2021, 10:18am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-do-turkeys-eat/25801/4 "2021-01-27T10:18:29Z")

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Yes, “wild” birds species can only be tamed while young, while chicken are being considered sufficiently domesticated to accept taming as adults as well.

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**Author:** ![Paul\_Blay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/paul_blay/32/6803_2.png) [@Paul\_Blay](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Paul_Blay)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2021, 12:04pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-do-turkeys-eat/25801/5 "2021-01-27T12:04:32Z")

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> [@mmekaru](#):
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> they flew up a Zlevel and kind of flew away, haha.

There’s a feature request for that.

> <https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA/issues/46994>
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> \# Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
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> Real life do…mesticated birds (and at least some CDDA ones) will happily fly over fences to escape their pens. 
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> \# Describe the solution you'd like
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> A traditional method of preventing farm birds escaping is to use scissors to cut the primary feathers from the tip of one wing (not both). This does no harm to the bird except to its dignity and ability to fly. The person doing the clipping might get pecked or scratched, though. In real life primaries moult and regrow between once every six months to two years - but I think we can ignore that. I would suggest adding 'clip wing feathers' to the actions available on a pet carrier or livestock carrier when it is occupied by a chicken, duck, goose or turkey. Tame, and wild, birds with clipped wings would no longer be able to fly.
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> \# Describe alternatives you've considered
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> Yes, tame birds can be individually tied down by a rope or trapped inside a building with a roof. Free range eggs taste better, though.
> 
> \# Additional context

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**Author:** ![M1nks](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/m1nks/32/8247_2.png) [@M1nks](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/M1nks)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2021, 3:26pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-do-turkeys-eat/25801/6 "2021-01-27T15:26:51Z")

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That’s good. My other character will be able to release his goose and pheasant into the enclosed garden where they can paddle away in the pond to their hearts content. Much nicer than the utility closet I’ve currently locked them into 🙂