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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mad_Jack" data-source="post: 8756915" data-attributes="member: 6750306">I used to work at a printing place on the second shift, and every evening around sunset, a flock of turkeys would invade our parking lot and hang out by the dumpster. Which was unfortunate, since we were required to bring stuff out to the dumpster several times a night. In order to do that, we had to keep a broomstick by the door - as soon as you got halfway across the parking lot, the turkeys would all rush over and start attacking you. Which is a lot more dangerous than you might think. Turkeys are large birds, and their beaks can do some serious damage when they peck you.Thus, any venture out into the parking lot involved first going out there with the stick and whacking the first couple turkeys to reach you. You'd have to hit a couple of them because turkeys aren't particularly smart and it'd take a while before they got the idea that you weren't worth trying for.Side note: When a turkey attacks, it generally spreads its wings to look more threatening, which also incidentally keeps them out of the way of being hit by the stick so they don't get broken. Hitting a bird the size of a turkey in the breast area won't particularly hurt it, but will definitely convince it to reconsider attacking you.</blockquote>