One pen at Winterpast Farm has three turkey hens and a Tom. They are all the Narragansett breed. The hens have been laying eggs in a nest box and now they are taking turns, sometimes together like in this photo, setting on the eggs. Farmer Mary is hoping to have some baby turkeys (they are called “poults”) within a few weeks.
Visit the turkeys and other animals at Winterpast Farm petting zoo in Wake Forest NC. The turkeys love to eat grapes, corn, cereal, dry dogfood, grated carrots, kale, crackers, whole wheat bread…bring the good turkey moms a little snack when you visit Winterpast Farm.
Winterpast Farm Schedule:
OPEN Sun June 5 from 12-5 (rain may close farm-check in with Farmer Mary)
CLOSED Mon June 6
CLOSED Tues June 7
OPEN Wed June 8 from 12-5 (16 year old Vlad arrives from Belarus for the summer)
CLOSED Thurs June 9 (Farmer Mary’s daughter graduates from Millbrook High School!)
OPEN Fri June 10 from 10-5
OPEN Sat June 11 from 10-5
CLOSED Sun June 12
OPEN Mon June 13 from 10-5
CLOSED Tues June 14
OPEN Wed June 15 from 10-5
CLOSED Thurs June 16
OPEN Fri June 17 from 12-5 (baby quail hatching?)
OPEN Sat June 18 from 10-5
OPEN Sun June 19 from 12-5 (half price admission for all Fathers!)
CLOSED Mon June 20
CLOSED Tues June 21
OPEN Wed June 22 from 10-5
OPEN Thurs June 23 from 10-5
CLOSED Fri June 24
OPEN Sat June 25 from 10-5
OPEN Sun June 26 from 12-5
CLOSED Mon June 27
CLOSED Tues June 28
OPEN Wed June 29 from 10-5
OPEN Thurs June 30 from 10-5 (peacock eggs due to hatch in incubator!)
Please read the ENTIRE “your visit” page at our website www.winterpast.org which explains how to schedule a farm visit and what food you can bring to feed the animals.
Thank you for supporting a small local farm family. Follow the farm on Instagram at winterpast_farm.
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