Where do turkeys come from originally?

The first physical evidence of turkey domestication dates back to between 100 B.C. and A.D. 100 and is found in remains left by the Mayans in Mexico. Recent genetic dating places domestication of the birds back even further, to 800 B.C., with a secondary domestication at 200 B.C. by the Anasazi in the southwest United States. read more

Origins of the word 'turkey' Turkeys havenothing to do with Turkey. They were called 'Turkie cocks' inEngland because the traders who supplied them were Turkish. (Maize,also originally from Mexico, was once called 'turkie corn' for thesame reason). read more