{"id":2576,"date":"2013-12-24T16:17:12","date_gmt":"2013-12-24T16:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?2576"},"modified":"2013-12-24T16:17:12","modified_gmt":"2013-12-24T16:17:12","slug":"turkey-survives-record-10th-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/turkey-survives-record-10th-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkey survives record 10th Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Christmas might usually be a miserable time for turkeys for obvious reasons, but one bird is proving to be very much the exception to the rule.<\/p>\n<p>Patchwork the turkey, who lives at Hen Heaven bird sanctuary in West Sussex, is set to celebrate a tenth Christmas this year.<\/p>\n<p>Despite losing many friends and relatives to the roasting tin over the years, Patchwork is still going strong and ten Christmases is thought to be a record for any turkey.<\/p>\n<p>Owner Linda Turvey has decided to throw the bird a party with a cake and 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