Turkey Farming
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"It has a black and white plumage, wrinkled skin on its neck, and on the top of its head a fleshy crest which, when the cock gets angry, swells up and covers its whole snout; on some of them that crest is a russet colour mixed with bluish purple."
– Bartolomeo Scappi, Opera dell'arte del cucinare, 1570
Many are the peculiar lifeforms which in the time of the great flood left Noah's ark to find terra firma in this New World, and few among them are more peculiar than the Turkey. Turkey Farming allows you to construct Turkey Coops, which can be used to breed Turkeys.
About
At least one Turkey Gobbler must be present in your Turkey Coop for your Turkey Hens to lay Turkey Eggs. A Turkey Egg left untouched in a Turkey Coop for 48 hours will become either a Turkey Gobbler or a Turkey Hen. A Turkey will have the purity of the Turkey Egg it was hatched from.
Turkey Gobbler and Turkey Hen can be caught in the wild or raised from a Turkey Poult. In the wild they will look like any other Wild Turkey - you won't see which type of Turkey it is until you pick up a stunned Turkey. Wild-caught Turkeys will always have a Purity of 0% which will bring down the Purity of the rest of the Turkey Coop. A domesticated Turkey will have the purity of the Turkey Egg it was hatched from. Both Turkey Gobblers and Turkey Hens also produce Turkey Droppings.
Fertile Turkey Hens are only found in the wild. Like Turkey Gobblers and Turkey Hens Fertile Turkey Hens look like any other Wild Turkey. When placed in a Turkey Coop with a Turkey Gobbler, it will lay Turkey Eggs faster than a Turkey Hen, and produce Fertile Turkey Droppings which are a better fertilizer than Turkey Droppings. Rarely a Fertile Turkey Hen will give birth to a Golden Goose. A Golden Goose will lay Golden Eggs instead of Turkey Eggs.
Eggs appear in the space beneath the Turkey Hens. If that spot is occupied, then the Hen will not lay an Egg. Turkey Droppings appear in the bottom left spot and work their way across before moving up the next row. This is important to remember, because it means that Hens in the bottom row will often be unable to lay Eggs because the Turkey Droppings will block the space beneath them. The Purity of Turkey Eggs increases randomly when it is laid. This increase is based on the total Purity of the entire Turkey Coop. Each time an Egg is laid that has higher Purity than the Turkey Coop, the Purity of the entire Turkey Coop will increase as well.
Poultry How Obtained Produces Fertile Turkey Hen Turkey * Fertile Turkey Droppings * Golden Goose * Turkey Egg Golden Goose Fertile Turkey Hen * Golden Egg Turkey Gobbler * Turkey or Turkey Poult * Turkey Droppings Turkey Hen * Turkey or Turkey Poult * Turkey Droppings * Turkey Egg Turkey Poult Turkey Egg * Fertile Turkey Droppings * Turkey Gobbler * Turkey Hen
Stuffed Turkey
A Dead Turkey, or Dead Wild Turkey if it was wild-caught, is received when wringing the neck of a Turkey Hen.
CAUTION: Wringing the Neck of a Turkey adds a small amount of Insanity. Turkey's will die if left in any Container other than a Turkey Coop so it may be advisable to let your Turkeys die naturally in a container rather than Wring their Necks and gain Insanity.
Plucking a Dead Turkey, or Dead Wild Turkey, will give you a Plucked Turkey/ Plucked Wild Turkey and 2x Turkey Feathers and by chance a Weighty Wattle. There is a chance one or even both of the Turkey Feathers will be instead be a Majestic Tail-Feather of Turkey.
A Plucked Turkey can be Stuffed with Roasted Pine Nut Stuffing to make a Unbaked Stuffed Turkey. Bake it for about an hour in a lit Stove to get a Stuffed Turkey. Right-click your Stuffed Turkey and choose Cut 'er Up to get:
- 2x Domesticated Turkey Breast
- 2x Domesticated Turkey Wing
- 2x Domesticated Turkey Drumstick
- 2x Domesticated Turkey Thigh
A Plucked Wild Turkey is can be Stuffed with 2x Pine Nuts and 6x of Any Plant to make a Unbaked Wild Stuffed Turkey. Bake it for about an hour in a lit Stove to get your Stuffed Wild Turkey
When Cutting Up either a Wild or Domesticated Stuffed Turkey there is a chance to also get a Last Wish-Bone, The Elusive Last Bone, Turkey Gizzard, Turkey Heart, Turkey Liver or Turkey Neck.
Stuffed Argopelter
A Skinned Argopelter is obtained when Butchering an Argopelter.
A Skinned Argopelter can be Stuffed with a Grub and Salamander Tail to make a Unbaked Stuffed Argopelter. Bake it for a couple of hours in a lit Stove to get a Stuffed Argopelter. Right-click your Stuffed Argopelter and choose Cut 'er Up to get:
When Cutting Up a Stuffed Argopelter there is a chance to also get a Argopelter Gizzard, Argopelter Heart, Argopelter Liver or Argopelter Neck.
Destroying a Turkey Coop
A Turkey Coop can't be Destroyed by normal means, but requires the use of Smelling Salts. To Destroy a Turkey Coop select Smelling Salts from your inventory and right-click on the Turkey Coop. You will need enough to first lower the Turkey Coop's Purity to 0, after than each Smelling will begin to deal damage. Each Smelling Salt reduces the purity by 0.50 or deals 20% of damage.
Food Supply
Turkey's kept in a Turkey Coop must be fed, otherwise they will stave. To fill a Turkey Coop with food, select the item you wish to add from you inventory and right-click on the Turkey Coop.