To tell if you're working out at a proper intensity, use the talk test while you exercise. Your workout should be intense enough to make you breathe deeply and to make you feel a little winded. But, you should still be able to carry on a conversation while you exercise. If you don't have enough breath to get the words out, you're working too hard.
By three weeks juvenile flight feathers will be fully emerged. At this time you will know that you have passed one of the major points in a young turkeyâs life. The next period of concern when raising turkey poults is when they reach eight weeks and are first introduced to pasture.
0. Turkeys are rather moderately-lived birds compared to long-lived species such as some hawks, gulls, and waterfowl. Overall, the mortality rate of turkeys during the first 2 weeks of life is about 70%, though longevity increases after this critical time period.The average turkey probably lives to about 11/2 years of age. Individuals may live longer, but any turkey over 6 years old is definitely an old-timer.Based on a banded bird, the oldest known eastern turkey (coincidentally from Massachusetts) was at least 15 years old at death.Rio Grande turkeys have lived to 14, Florida turkeys to 13, and Merriam's turkeys to 91/2 years of age.ndividuals may live longer, but any turkey over 6 years old is definitely an old-timer. Based on a banded bird, the oldest known eastern turkey (coincidentally from Massachusetts) was at least 15 years old at death.