According to the 1997 census, there were 6,031 turkey farms in the United States. Turkey is low in fat and high in protein. For their first meal on the moon, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin ate roast turkey in foil packets. Turkeys will have 3,500 feathers at maturity. Turkeys have been bred to have white feathers.
White feathers have no spots under the skin when plucked.
Most turkey feathers are composted. Turkey skins are tanned and used to make cowboy boots and belts. Turkeys have a long, red, fleshy area called a snood that grows from the forehead over the bill. The fleshy growth under a turkey's throat is called a waddle. Turkey eggs hatch in 28 days.