Turkeys and egg-laying chickens are particularly vulnerable to the virus compared with “broiler” chickens that are raised for their meat, Thompson says. Minnesota—the leader in U.S. turkey ...

In the English language, the turkey gets kind of a tough break. Talking turkey requires serious honesty and speaking harsh truths. Going cold turkey is, often, an onerous way of quitting something ...

Why it's awesome: These scavenger birds have an unexpected way of keeping predators away — by projectile vomiting stomach acid and semi-digested meat at their attackers. Turkey vultures live in a ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) “Meleagris Gallopavo Day” is a bit of a mouthful. Which may be why ...

Talking turkey requires serious honesty and speaking harsh truths. Going cold turkey is, often, an onerous way of quitting something completely and suddenly. Being a turkey is a rude zinger thrown at ...

America's egg shortage has led US businesses to turn to Turkey. Not the bird, the country. Turkey plans to export 420 million eggs to the United States this year, the most ever, according to the Egg ...

Have you ever paused for a moment and wondered, "Why is the big bird called a 'Turkey”? It doesn’t come from Turkey, and ironically, in Turkey, it's called “Hindi.” Across different cultures, this ...

The Thanksgiving staple will be costlier this year as the highly contagious virus continues to spread Getty People buying turkeys for Thanksgiving should expect a rise in prices due to bird flu Turkey ...

After culinary school, I had an evening job as a line cook and a day job in a test kitchen. I never knew if I would be prepping live lobsters, decorating sugar cookies or testing Thanksgiving dinner ...