Turkey

The Turkey is a herdable animal in Age of Empires II: The Conquerors and a huntable animal in Age of Empires III.

Age of Empires II

Turkey
Herdable animal
Introduced in	Age of Empires II: The Conquerors
Hit points	7
Speed	0.7
Line of Sight	3 (uncontrolled) 2 (when controlled by a player)
Maximum food	100
Recommended no. of shepherds	4-6

In Age of Empires II, the Turkey replaces the Sheep as the herdable animal in the American maps of the game, such as Cenotes and Amazon.

Their statistics and use are the same as Sheep. They have 7 hit points, 100 food, and the same speed, and can be captured by the enemy.

This animal is also available in the Age of Empires game mode in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Return of Rome with the same attributes.

Age of Empires III

Turkey
Information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III
Type	Hunted animal Resource
Civilization(s)	Mother Nature
Statistics
Hit points	20
Speed	2.0
Line of Sight	18
Resource amount	400 food ()
Gatherers	8

“	Medium ground bird.	”
—In-game description

Wild Turkeys appear as huntables in Age of Empires III, in the maps Carolina, Bayou, Ozarks, Hispaniola, Yucatán, Orinoco, and Amazonia. They have ten hit points, meaning they take two shots from Villagers without blunderbuss, and holds 400 food. In the downloadable map Plymouth, all players starts with an Intrepid Turkey Scout that can be used for scouting, but cannot attack, and if it is killed, it will turn into a Delicious Feast (100 food).

Gathering rates

Resource	Source	Gathering rate
		per second	per minute
All resources	Shrine	0.0665	3.99
Food	Hacienda	0.166667	10.00002
Wood		0.25	15
Coin		0.113334	6.80004

Home City Cards

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Green	TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team

Mexicans

Card	Description	Age
Baja California Territory	Delivers 3 Settlers; Haciendas attract nearby hunted animals to improve its work rate

• "Baja California Territory" is available upon revolting to Baja California.

United States

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Lewis & Clark Expedition	Delivers 1 Collection of Books (100 XP); reveals all treasures, resources, Trade Routes, and Native settlements, and enemy units' positions for 20 seconds

History

“

Scientific Name: Meleagris gallopavo Approx. Size: 30 in. tall, 20 lb. Diet: Seeds, roots, berries, nuts, insects, small vertebrates Wild turkeys range throughout North America, chiefly in the east. They have dark bodies with light-tipped feathers, banded wing feathers, and a bluish head. Males have a bright red wattle under their beaks and a dramatic fanning tail. They are competent fliers, but are more likely to flee danger on foot at speeds of up to 25 mph. Solitary during mating season, females build nests on the ground, at the foot of trees, or in the shelter of a bush or tall grass where she lays about a dozen eggs. Turkeys are known for the "gobbling" sounds made by males. They are the centerpiece of modern Thanksgiving meals, though the Pilgrims had a variety of game at their first Thanksgiving feast. Benjamin Franklin disapproved of the Bald Eagle as the national bird, considering it craven and cowardly. The turkey was a much more noble and worthy bird in his opinion. Coyotes and foxes are the chief predators of adult turkeys. Turkeys and their eggs and young fall victim to a wide variety of small predators.

”

Gallery

A flock of Turkeys in Hispaniola

Turkey image from the Compendium section

A flock of Turkeys in Bayou, in the Definitive Edition