Farmer Mary was very surprised to find a secret turkey nest today at Winterpast Farm Petting Zoo in Wake Forest NC. Her current turkey female is a cross between Royal Palm and Blue Slate who hatched here this past spring.
🦃🥚Turkeys very rarely lay eggs in winter and now Farmer Mary has to decide whether to let the turkey keep laying eggs and hopefully set on them but when they hatch what if it is serious cold??? Severe cold could easily kill the “poults” especially with an inexperienced Mother. Or, take the eggs and incubate them but then Farmer Mary will have to be their Mother for many months and keep them warm. Waiting to see if more eggs come. Farmer Mary added more hay to the nest to keep the eggs from freezing and will probably take the eggs indoors on upcoming seriously freezing cold nights.
🐶🐶🐶🐶BTW: We have alot of dogs here. If you don’t love dogs please don’t come!🐶🐶🐶🐶
🎄We take Christmas trees. Drop any time in parking lot.🎄
🐷Please read the entire “Your Visit” section at winterpast.org to learn how you can schedule a farm visit, our admission price (cash only) and a list of food you can bring to feed all the animals.🍎🍇🥬🍉🍌 Farmer Mary usually has mixed feed buckets available for sale ($5)
🐏Please look for the VERY VERY well marked entrance at 12936 Ghoston Road in Wake Forest. DO NOT turn down Farmer Mary’s neighbors private Road behind the barn when your GPS says to.
😷Volunteers are always needed to help with basic animal care like feeding/watering. We also need help spreading mulch. Read the “Volunteer”pages winterpast.org.
😷MASKS REQUIRED!!😷
😷APPOINTMENTS REQUIRED !!😷
🦆Winterpast Farm Schedule:
Fri Jan 14 OPEN 10-5
Sat Jan 15 OPEN 10-5
Sun Jan 16 OPEN 12-5
Mon Jan 17 OPEN 10-5
Tues Jan 18 CLOSED
Wed Jan 19 CLOSED
Thurs Jan 20 CLOSED
Fri Jan 21 OPEN 10-5
Sat Jan 22 OPEN 10-5
Sun Jan 23 OPEN 12-5
Mon Jan 24 OPEN 10-5
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