The 42-year-old alerted neighbours who told her a farmer had been out searching for it earlier that day. Michelle then rang owner who came to collect it. But just days later, the bird turned up again. Mother-of-two Michelle said: “I had to do a double take. To have a turkey appear on your doorstep once is usual but twice is really bizarre. It didn’t appear at all fazed when I approached it. I’ve no idea why it made a beeline for us. I can only presume it was attracted to something here.”
The feathered fowl had only been back on the farm a day before it disappeared again. The bird then hatched a third escape bid – only to be spotted by an employee as it hot-footed it away. Farm manager Geoff Mellin, 55, said he was stumped by how the turkey has managed to escape. He said: “It really is a mystery. We’ve had turkeys escape it the past when someone has not fastened the pen properly but this time there’s no sign of how Houdini got out.
“He obviously knew what was going to happen and had other ideas. Some of the staff took pity on Houdini and asked for him to be saved and we agreed. Our turkeys are all free range but this is ridiculous! This must be Britain’s luckiest turkey.” Michelle said she was relieved the bird had been saved. She added: “It certainly is a determined little bird. He definitely didn’t want to end up as part of a family’s Christmas dinner. I’m glad that all his efforts have paid off. My children will be thrilled too. They were really upset when I told them what was going to happen to Houdini. So it’s a happy Christmas all round.”
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