The word 'turkeys' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to the species of bird, Meleagris gallopavo. For example: "I saw a flock of turkeys walking through the meadow."
TURKEYS in Turkey can find themselves in hot water.
The goods they dealt were called Turkey goods, and among these were "Turkey birds".The first Turkey birds to hit European markets were not, however, turkeys.
Each morning, Mirvish gave away "gifts" to the first few customers through the doors (to this day, a determined and shivering few line up at 6am on the corner of Bloor and Bathurst to claim their free tuning fork or toaster), as well as dollar bills to the poor and turkeys before Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Most of the affected turkeys have been larger male toms rather than the smaller hens usually served at the annual holiday dinner.
Usually, storage of frozen turkeys peaks in August and September.
After founding the business in 1971, in 1983 my family bought the last remaining bronze turkeys in the country – everyone thought we were crazy.
Part of our village culture used to be coming to pluck turkeys at Christmas, but now nobody will do it.
Many turkeys already have been slaughtered and frozen; more are heading for a similar fate.
"Grocery stores sell turkeys at Thanksgiving at very low prices as a promotional item, to attract shoppers to a store to also buy the ingredients, veggies and pie".
Turkey eaters everywhere can rest easy: experts say the outbreak of bird flu in the midwest that has claimed the lives of 5.6 million turkeys is not likely to lead to a shortage come November.
"Also, the turkeys for Thanksgiving are often bought with a preference for the frozen, flash-frozen with no difference in quality," Keith Williams, vice-president of communications and marketing at the National Turkey Federation, said.
