Kona
Kona
Kona’s Story
Breed: Bourbon Red
Rescue: Saved from Thanksgiving Dinner 2009
Personality: Kona is THE ladies man. He isn’t afraid to flirt with any girl—turkey or human. He loves eye contact with his girlfriends.
Likes: Girls, of course
Dislikes: KIMO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kona and Maui as Baby Poults
Jordan
Jordan
Jordan’s Story
Breed: White Holland/Broad-Breasted White
Rescue: Saved from Thanksgiving Dinner 2011
Personality: Jordan loves the camera and the ladies behind the camera. He takes himself very seriously at all times.
Likes: Kerrie the Turkey Hen
Dislikes: Riley the Rooster
Kimo
Kimo
Kimo’s Story
Breed: Bourbon Red
Rescue: Saved from Thanksgiving Dinner 2010
Personality: Kimo is a total and complete stud muffin. He rules the front part of the sanctuary property. He is totally jealous of Kona.
Likes: Humans who wear flip-flops with socks.
Dislikes: Kona!
Maui
Maui
Maui’s Story
Breed: White Holland/Broad-Breasted White
Rescue: Saved from Thanksgiving Dinner 2009
Personality: Maui is a tomboy. She struts like a tom on occasion but acts like a true lady always.
Likes: Mattie and sometimes Jordan
Dislikes: Kona
Kerrie
Kerrie
Kerrie’s Story
Breed: White Holland/Broad-Breasted White
Rescue: Saved from Thanksgiving Dinner 2011
Personality: Kerrie is as sweet as pumpkin pie. She chooses her friends wisely and stays below the radar.
Likes: Jordan
Dislikes: Maui (aka The Showoff)
Meilani
Meilani
Meilani’s Story
Breed: Bronze
Rescue: Saved from Thanksgiving Dinner 2011
Personality: Meilani is the total ballerina, especially when she is walking along the fence.
Dislikes: THAT DARN ROOSTER, Riley!
Mattie
Mattie
Mattie’s Story: Saved from a semi-truck’s roof on the way to slaughter
As the sun rose over Stockton on a November morning in 2010, Mattie the Turkey Hen arrived at Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary. Mattie’s journey to safety is a dramatic tale of survival, bravery and pure luck.
One week before Thanksgiving, a feed delivery employee of a Northern California turkey producer was driving behind a company live haul truck that was transporting two thousand turkeys to the slaughterhouse. The employee noticed a petrified bird on top of the semi-truck barely hanging on as the vehicle drove 50 miles per hour. Luckily, the employee flagged the live haul driver to stop on the roadside. The turkey was retrieved from peril.
The driver of the live haul truck apparently knew the turkey was on top of the semi as he left the turkey ranch. The catching crew that loaded the turkeys on the truck left the bird on the top of transport cages as a “joke”. The driver reportedly told the concerned employee that he was just waiting for the bird to “fly off the truck and die” as he drove to the slaughterhouse.
We were thrilled to open our barn doors to Mattie. Within minutes of arriving, Mattie was quick to intently peck the hands of the caregivers of the sanctuary. Portraits of Mattie are available online now.
Breed: White Holland/Broad-Breasted White
Saved from Thanksgiving Dinner 2010
Personality: Mattie is as subtle as a pink elephant in a dressing room. She will get as close to you as humanly possible, even if that means standing on your stomach!
Likes: Jewelry & Humans with Red Hair
Dislikes: People who eat free-range, organic meat