This farm offers turkey cuddling. No, really. [washingtonpost.com]

Gail Kennedy 11/15/2212:00 PM

By Cathy Free, Photo: Gentle Barn, The Washington Post, November 14, 2022

Turkeys have sharp claws, pointy beaks and red saggy bits on their necks. Snuggle might not be the first word that comes to mind when seeing a feathered turkey waddling across a farm.

But Barbara Slaine was sitting on the ground at a California farm last year when a turkey named Sun shambled over and climbed into her lap.

Slaine, 63, was visiting the Gentle Barn animal sanctuary from New York and had never had an encounter with a live turkey before.

“She nuzzled up into my chest and sort of bended into me, and I was struck by how soft she was, especially the top of her head,” she said.

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