And .....THEN there WERE TWO...(gobble gobble)

LEO

Most of you know we rescued a rogue tom turkey named Leo about a month ago. Ron had to catch him at the station in the parking lot, with the help of lots of "macho" border patrol agents who were scared shitless of the the turkey. So we get him home he is happy he has been gobbling away! Leon (not to be confused with LEO)spotted a female wild turkey about a month ago that he (LEO) called in (Leo that is not Leon). She has not come back until now. All weekend since Thursday she has been "toying" with Leo pacing on the fence line, getting a little closer and a little closer...still we had no way to catch the little diva. So Friday morning she was at he pen..we noticed her right off that morning when we were having coffee so after we locked up the dogs..we decided we'd give her a try. (Mind you I am in Capri's and flip flops and Ron is also dressed for work). We give it valiant effort but NO DICE! So when I get home I see her again she just can't get passed Leo and his plump feathers puffed out and  of course his "DJ voice". SO this morning here she is walking through the front pasture..with attitude. I told Ron she is on a mission but she is coming here to the house (you know instead of the barnyard) she cruises right here to the walk through gate..we have 10 dogs loose...holy shit she flies right  into the yard as I am trying to get dogs into the house she cruises through the yard when suede catches sight and of he goes he flushes her into the barnyard (Good job Suede)...we see her out in the llama feed pen (next door to her big sexy LEO) all is good until the llama decides this is a rude interloper and charges in after her, but the turkey (Angelina) refuses to leave her lovestruck boyfriend. So cleverly we think well we'll just enter the backside of the llama pen and (with a huge fishing net) we'll have her in the bag...NO DICE. as we approach she casually just cruises under the gate DAMN why didn't we think of that?? so we let it go!! Have class all day, after that we are cleaning water tanks  feeding Angus the steer and just hanging out. We are off feeding Angus, and Angelina is out playing in the dirt scratching rolling, eating, pecking we laugh at her and clean that stock tank. As I come back in the yard all the dogs are paralyzed, here she is again pops over the fence cruises past 10 dogs again and hops out into the pasture. Okay Ron here's your chance flush her into the barn yard (we have a booby trap set, a covered pen next toe LEO and a long string out into the pasture (Like 50 feet of string so we can slam the gate!!)I send Ron into the pasture, I tell him away, and then come bye I tell him come bye quicker because she is running go dear go...well needless to say she speeds by in a gate that make the roadrunner look like a sea slug. So I tell Ron you get Jesse I'll bring Suede.  So he sends jesse, she speeds by the running turkey like it's transparent...I send my youngster thinking well if he crosses the path he'll surely try something kill, etc...Nope...fires off on an outrun nearly runs the turkey over, and apparently has sheep on the brain. BAD NEWS Angelina leaves town, like way up over on top and gone..we regretted the human and k9 harassment. We decide to throw in the towel (After contemplating the four wheeler and 10 dogs) we dedide patio and beer!  Sitting on the patio for about an hour with all the dogs and I look up (Ron said face was priceless) I said holy shit there she is, she walks at a snail pace passed all the dogs again and flies into the barnyard...ok "GAME ON" Ron takes off I direct...out in come faster come slower (Ron is crawling through the pasture) which of course the sheep start freaking and screaming and the dogs start barking...QUIET QUIET okay ron shit she laid down...wait come wait come on wait...okay she is slowly approaching....SHE IS IN...he yanks the rope oh shit the rope broke the gate is open...."what do you want me to do I am in the yard with 10 dogs... I literally fly to the barnyard unlock the gate, lock the gate...and YOWZER Ron is there, I said how did you get here so fast, I hurdled the fence LOL!!!! So now we have a female in a pen NEXT DOOR to the male. Out comes the fishing net...we net her, she is pissed, stressed, and we get her in  with Leo!! We laughed and laughed and now hope we won't have to butcher the pair of turkeys instead have lot's of babies!! Angelina and Leo will live happily ever after...TO BE CONTINUED....(Sorry no photos Angelina has not had time to do her make up or her hair but tomorrow she will be ready)