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11-02-2020, 08:49 PM
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Turkeys
How about stretching some of the fine netting like they put over blueberry plants, gardens and the like. It is also streched over ponds to keep out the dreaded Canada Goose. I stretch it around our vegetable garden to keep the critters out. Stretched over the whole camper, your A/C unit would hold it up off the sealant and you might be able to secure with weighted milk bottles.
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11-02-2020, 08:57 PM
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Go get some sticky pad rat traps. When they get stuck on a bird they’ll never come off and the birds will never come back. And yes turkeys can fly people more people are killed now by turkeys hitting the windchill of a car then deer.
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11-02-2020, 10:41 PM
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Originally Posted by timbob55
After sealing some small cracks on my rubber roof seams I noticed pieces of sealant scattered about the roof. On further inspection it appears a bird of some sort is pecking at it and tearing holes.
I store it on a Coast Guard base outside of town where there is a huge flock of turkeys. I have seen turkeys do some goofy stuff before but this takes the cake. I know it's turkeys because they left footprints.
Anybody else experience something like this?
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My turkeys like shiny things, but mostly the sealant could have soy in it. It attracts animals. We had rabbits eat our wiring because of soy oil used in the insulation.
Just a thought.
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11-03-2020, 07:00 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2018
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The turkeys raised on farms may not be able to fly, but wild turkeys certainly can.
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11-03-2020, 08:13 AM
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Dinner
Maybe its the Lord providing you dinner! Treager has a really good spatchcocked smoked turkey recipe.....brined in maple syrup and bourbon!
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11-03-2020, 09:16 AM
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ysidive
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Cumming Georgia
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Beachbourbon
Turkey’s don’t fly, how did they get on the roof of your RV?
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Think you should check your source....TURKEYS DEFINITELY DO FLY..... 
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11-03-2020, 09:29 AM
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Site Team
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Location: Northen IL
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Scrapper
They can fly better than you think. In the wild they roost in the trees at night. I've seen a few cars and trucks with shattered windshields from turkey strikes, a couple ended up inside the vehicle. When they fly across a road it seems to be always at the height of the windshield. I nearly had one strike my truck windshield last summer.
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Originally Posted by MR.M
haha . watching WKRP much lol . the fly very well .i've seen them out fly golden eagles through tops of cottonwoods so thick they busted branches with every beat of their wings .
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Originally Posted by Joeegator
Turkeys can fly
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Originally Posted by Larry S
And yes turkeys can fly people more people are killed now by turkeys hitting the windchill of a car then deer.
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Originally Posted by gkczuba
Just saw this today....not only can turkeys fly, they can also swim!
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Originally Posted by herbpagel
The turkeys raised on farms may not be able to fly, but wild turkeys certainly can.
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Originally Posted by ysidive
Think you should check your source....TURKEYS DEFINITELY DO FLY..... |
So... just so I'm clear because I don't know if I've seen it mentioned enough...
Turkeys can fly?
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11-03-2020, 09:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Bdlnky
Maybe its the Lord providing you dinner! Treager has a really good spatchcocked smoked turkey recipe.....brined in maple syrup and bourbon!
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That's what I'm doing with mine. Just finished processing them.
They don't fly anymore
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11-03-2020, 10:14 AM
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Location: Rockingham County, North Carolina
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Iwritecode
So... just so I'm clear because I don't know if I've seen it mentioned enough...
Turkeys can fly?
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I have a Mossberg 930 SPX with 00 buck that says they can fly, but not for long.
OK back on topic before I get carried away.
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11-03-2020, 02:03 PM
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Member
Join Date: Jul 2020
Location: St Charles MO
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Originally Posted by Mbear12
You might try a few rubber snakes on the roof.
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Snakes have worked for me. Mostly at the house where woodpeckers keep knocking holes in my cedar siding. Been tempted to break out the 12ga but it may freak the neighbors and damage my house !
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11-03-2020, 02:56 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2019
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If you live in an area where it doesn't freeze, these might work for you:
https://www.orbitonline.com/wildlife...ed-sprinklers/
We unfortunately live in an area that freezes (-14 F a week or so back!), and our pests don't fly (though after hunting them for years, I swear that they can or "Scotty beams them up") - elk & deer.
They destroy our trees, bushes and flowers so a lot of the trees and bushes have been placed in protective custody (tree prisons - aka 6' high fencing) to keep the buggers from damaging them.
The sprinklers are used to keep them away from the flowerbeds during the "summer". You might need to get two, one for each end of the RV, since the I think they sense an arc of slightly less than 180 degrees.
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11-03-2020, 04:54 PM
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Just as confused as you
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: south central Wisconsin
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Spazz
That's what I'm doing with mine. Just finished processing them.
They don't fly anymore
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That is one bad case of molt. Looks like the dog wants to make sure he gets his share first.
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11-03-2020, 06:06 PM
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Senior Member
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Location: Maurice, LA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by stepheneadams
Snakes have worked for me. Mostly at the house where woodpeckers keep knocking holes in my cedar siding. Been tempted to break out the 12ga but it may freak the neighbors and damage my house !
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11-06-2020, 04:00 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2018
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Black Vultures
Migrating black vultures inflicted a lot of damage to our black slide seals and the white rubber roof along the plywood seams. We added slide toppers to obstruct landing / roosting areas. Also, added a “Shade RV” canopy (saw it at RV Show) which we hope to protect most of the roof. We expect the destructive vultures to return to our SE TX location around Thanksgiving, and remain until February / March. We’ll see if our efforts are successful. We’ve also used reflective tape, shiny CD discs blowing in wind, plastic owls and snakes (no noticeable impact). We’ve also put 2 X 8 boards with bird spikes on the roof where the canopy does not fully cover
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11-07-2020, 05:22 PM
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Member
Join Date: Mar 2019
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They do fly. Just not very far. That's how they get into their tree roosts at night. I've witnessed it first hand.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Beachbourbon
Turkey’s don’t fly, how did they get on the roof of your RV?
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11-08-2020, 07:55 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2017
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Quote:
Originally Posted by timbob55
They do fly. Just not very far. That's how they get into their tree roosts at night. I've witnessed it first hand.
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Guess that depends on what you think is not very far a mile or two when the need arises
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11-08-2020, 11:33 AM
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Member
Join Date: Mar 2019
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Depends on what's chasing them i guess.
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Originally Posted by MR.M
Guess that depends on what you think is not very far a mile or two when the need arises
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11-23-2020, 02:44 PM
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Member
Join Date: Mar 2019
Posts: 44
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Sitrep 3 and final. After making more repairs I covered all of the lap sealant with eternabond tape and took the coach back to storage. Picked it up today after 2 weeks and am pleased to say that appears to have done the trick. No damage anywhere.
Whew.
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11-24-2020, 12:35 AM
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Senior Member
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Location: TEXAS
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Glad you got it fixed and your baby is now ready for more adventures. 
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