I have been doing my best to create a wildlife friendly garden for 3 or 4 years now, I think I might change my mind if a Brush Turkey turned up to nest. It's nest alone would take up ALL of the garden
. Lucky for them then that they are protected as people must find them annoying.
So have I got this right - that as soon as the chicks hatch, that they are off to fend for themselves? Are there other birds that are like this? When I think of the poor little birds that come into the garden to feed their young constantly during the day geting shabbier and shabbier as their hard work at feeding their brood continues. There again with 24 chicks to feed Brush Turkeys would have to be some sort of super parents!