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As we gear up for the release of Free Birds on Blu-ray and DVD check out some fun turkey facts to help you understand the ins and outs of those fun characters from the movie:
- Turkeys need to be trained to eat. In order for turkeys to reach their biggest size, they must be taught to eat small meals throughout the day, instead of their natural routine of consistently gorging themselves on food.
- A turkey’s snood (red thing attached to the beak) serves no functional purpose.
- A turkey’s gobble can be heard from a mile away. Talk about a loud mouth!
- Young turkeys are called “poults.”
- Turkeys were domesticated by Native Americans in pre-Columbian Mexico,
- more than 500 years ago. They arrived in Spain in 1519 and quickly spread to the rest of Europe.
- Turkeys prefer to sleep in trees. They do this as a way of avoiding predators in the wild.
- Female turkeys (hens) do not gobble. Instead, they communicate through low-chirps and clicking noises.
- Wild turkeys can fly. They are actually quite fast, reaching speeds as fast as 55mph.
- Turkeys can blush. This usually takes place when they are frightened, agitated, excited, or ill. And here we thought they were just bashful!
- A turkey’s stomach has a container called the gizzard. It contains small stones the turkey has swallowed which help aid with breaking down food for digestion, since the birds do not have teeth.
Check out the official trailer:
From the Academy Award®-Winning producer of Shrek* comes a hilarious animated adventure about two turkeys from opposite sides of the tracks who travel back in time in order to keep their species off the Thanksgiving menu. Featuring an all-star voice cast, including Owen Wilson, Woody Harrelson and Amy Poehler, Free Birds is loaded with laughs and stuffed with fun for the whole family!
Check out Free Birds when it trots it way onto Blu-ray and DVD February 4th! Some of the extras you will get on the Blu-ray: Birds Flipping History, Animating Free Birds: The Main Course, Winging It: Animators in Action, Talking Turkey with Composer Dominic Lewis, Shake a Tail Feather, and the Theatrical Trailer.
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I like Reggie the Turkey.
Definitely Reggie is the family favorite!
I havent seen the movie yet, so I’m not familiar with the characters and don’t have a favorite yet..
Thank you!
Reggie for sure!!!
I haven’t seen it yet… but Reggie looks funny.
We haven’t seen the movie yet.
Thanks for the chance.
i have not seen it yet but from the previews i would say the turkey reggie
I haven’t seen the movie, so I don’t have a favorite character yet.
We like jenny played by amy poehler.
My children really like Reggie.
Jake is my favorite
I haven’t seen it yet, but I’m an Amy Poehler fan so I’m guessing her character will be a fave
I think Reggie is just awesome.. Love it.. Thanks
I think Reggie is funny!
Jake is our favorite.
Reggie is a favorite at my house.
I havne’et seen free birds yet so I don’t know which character I would like best, but I love Amy Poehler,, I bet her character is really funny.
I have not seen this movie yet but I think I would like whoever Woody Harrelson is.
Favorite Character is Reggie , thank you!
I like Reggie the Turkey!
I haven’t seen the movie yet, but hopefully soon!
Im really like Reggie.
We have not seen this movie yet but I think that I would like the girl turkey Jenny and she can chirp and click to make her needs known since female Turkeys do not gobble.
I would have to say Reggie.
We have not watched this yet, so we do not have a favorite character.
we love reggie
We like the turkey, Reggie.
Reggie.
Thanks for the contest.
Reggie is most definitely my favorite character!!!
We have only seen previes so I don’t have a fave yet
I’ve never seen the movie so I don’t know which is my favorite character but my kids and I really want to see it!
I don’t have a favorite because I have not seen it yet 😉
Reggie is my favorite character
My favorite character is Jake!
I haven’t seen it yet and my computer won’t let me watch the trailer so I don’t have a favorite yet. Can’t wait to watch this with all of my grandkids.