THE BIG TURKEY DIFFERENCE!

16.6 pounds of difference in 84 years

Big Bird

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!!!!!! I had my Thanksgiving dinner yesterday, so the topic for today's blog will not make me question myself. For those who did not have dinner, you might not want to read this just yet.

So what is Thanksgiving day? Well, its an annual national holiday with religious significance and includes the traditional eating of turkey. Some people look at Thanksgiving as the day before Black Friday. And I want to say that it is really sad. But, lets go on with the topic of interest. 

THE EVOLUTION OF THE TURKEY

Back in the 1930 turkey was the important item on the dinner plate. Back then turkeys did not weight 30 pounds; they weighted about 13 pounds. Where did the increase come from? Apparently,(as we all know) turkey farmers selectively breed birds to have the best speed of growth. How does this effect the turkey? Well, Turkeys are so fat that they can't even stand by themselves and cannot transfer semen to hens. Now reproduction happens by artificial means. This is disgraceful, but sadly its the truth. There are way to change it, and one important way is to change our eating habits.

Thanksgiving is not the only time to eat Turkeys; people eat turkeys all the time. I expected that the physical growth in turkeys would also be directly proportional to the price, but I was wrong. Turkey became cheaper and what happens to items that are also in excess? They get thrown out/wasted. 

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Well that is the end of my talk about turkeys. I hope everyone will have a wonderful Thanksgiving and also remember to eat that turkey (all of it... don't waste food... seriously...).
Joel Signing out...