Turkey climbs onto the kitchen counter every evening and waits by the window for Dad to come home from work ❤️ We spoke to Jim and Lisa about how this wild turkey decided to become part of their family!
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00:00She'll hang out by the window around the time Jimmy comes home from work.
00:05Is Daddy home?
00:08Whoa!
00:10I get a better greeting from her than the dog sometimes.
00:13You haven't whooped for Daddy in a week!
00:18Crazy bird.
00:20At the end of a long day, to be able to come home and have Pepper literally waiting for me to walk through the door is pretty cool.
00:26There's a turkey on my couch.
00:30What are you guys making for breakfast?
00:33She has a lot of those same tendencies as cats do.
00:36Good job.
00:39She just wants to be right in the middle of whatever I'm doing.
00:42Going to help her Dad.
00:45Pepper, are you having lunch with Dad?
00:52She's trying to help you.
00:55She wants to be up here with Jimmy.
00:57Oh, Pepper Salt, you are something else.
01:01So, three years ago, Pepper came into our life.
01:05She came out of the woods and then started roosting on top of his truck.
01:09Every night, I climb onto this pickup and this is where I sleep.
01:15Ever since then, she hasn't really left.
01:18She's very settled here and she considers us her flock.
01:21What are you doing?
01:23Pepper is a very unique bird.
01:24P-I-N-J-O and Bingo was his name-o.
01:29Good job.
01:31I would say she's more of a family member than a wild turkey.
01:35Good job. You eating?
01:38At that point, we knew she was here to stay.
01:42So, as that year progressed, we decided to build Pepper her own coop.
01:48During the construction, Pepper would micromanage my work every step of the way.
01:52Are you helping Dad?
01:54She thinks she's helping, but she's more getting in the way than anything.
01:59Oh, Pepper, what are you doing?
02:01Listen, I don't mind you helping Dad doing projects, but you can't be on the soft. Do you understand?
02:06She had to inspect every screw, every board, and make sure everything was 100% up to her standards.
02:15Are you supervising Dad today? I guess so.
02:18Which started out as a coop and ended up becoming a palace.
02:23Such a smart girl. Did you get a new toy?
02:28Good morning. Good morning. Good morning to you.
02:36She realizes, like, oh wow, this is mine.
02:40Pepper's living your best life.
02:42My husband and I will do everything that we can to keep her as safe as possible.
02:46Having Pepper has definitely changed our lifestyle.
02:51Is that the loser pile?
02:56When I've had a really stressful day and I need a break, me going and spending time with Pepper makes it okay.
03:04Oh, Jim.
03:06We are really happy to have Pepper as part of our family.
03:09She is an absolutely amazing bird.
03:13I never thought in a million years that I would fall in love with a turkey.
03:18She had a long day running around.
03:20She's a good girl.