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excitement. All gobble, competing furiously for the attention of the hens. The tom that started the uproar may try to drive off the other males, pecking their heads bloody.
“Morning after morning, the prideful promenade continues. Tails fanned, wings dragging the ground, the males strut, flaming cravats quivering. Finally captivated by the big male’s performance, a hen throws herself at his feet ... In his excitement the cock may trample his harem of three to five hens before mating with them.”
Fortunately, this performance takes place in spring, long before Thanksgiving. At Jhe end of the mating season, the wild gobbler is lean and thin, and, according to aficipnados, his flesh is so rank it isn’t fit to eat.
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