My name is Sue and I am five years old. I think I am getting pretty old because I don't have a lot of energy. Anyways, I live in South Dakota on a very large farm. There's about 500 other turkeys that live with me. I have many friends, but one special friend, Cola. She is the same age as I am. The only reason I am not dead is because I am used to lay the eggs. Probably after I die though, I'll be eaten by people who want to eat a fancy dinner.
Every week, I lay one egg which I brood until it hatches. Then our owner raises the chicks, and whenever they're big and fat enough, they are killed just to please those killers. I guess Thanksgiving and Christmas are the saddest times of my life because I see so many of my friends taken away. They don't kill them in front of us but,from five years of living, I know they get killed and sold to people who think those holidays are the happiest times of the year. I just think of all my babies that have been killed. It's pretty sad how they've killed almost everyone of my friends. But in a way I'm pretty used to it by now. Some things keep me busy, like staying with Cola.
Cola is my best friend. She's five years old and is also used for laying eggs. Whenever we have free time we play tag and hide and seek, or we just sit around and tell stories. Sometimes I go over and sleep near her on her roost which is across from mine. The best part of the day for us is probably eating. Everyday we eat grain which is either corn, wheat, oats or millet. Sometimes one of my friends gets more than I do, so we share each other's food. Most times we eat once a day but when our owner is in a good mood, we eat twice a day. I really enjoy living here because I won't get killed for big Thanksgiving or Christmas dinners.