The only reason they got processed meat is because they arrived unannounced, so we didn’t have anything better. I only gave them a small amount, precisely because of the health issues with it. There will be no regular diet of processed meat for them, don’t worry:)

We have a birdbath setup too, and a scrub turkey currently making a mound in our back yard. We often throw our left over veggies etc out in the backyard, and we have a constant influx of native birds.

I will continue to feed them, but with moderation and without making them reliant on us :)