Wild turkey cuts power to thousands of homes in Sacramento

It was revenge for Thanksgiving.

A wild turkey got caught in the power lines in Sacramento, Calif. on Christmas Eve — leaving more than 4,000 homes and businesses without power as Santa Claus came around.

“There was a turkey in the line that crews are working to repair quickly and safely,” a spokesperson for the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) told the Sacramento Bee.

The utility reported that 4,248 customers lost power at around 12:15 p.m. on Sunday following the bird strike.

About 20 minutes later, a community group wrote online that they were receiving reports about people losing power.

“The power is out in parts of South Land Park. It’s been on and off again,” the South Land Park Neighborhood Association posted on X.

“Fingers crossed this doesn’t ruin holiday meals and festivities.”

Crews were quickly sent out to fix the damage, and no power outages remained as of 12:26 a.m. on Christmas day, according to SMUD’s website.

It remains unclear what caused the bird to get caught up in the power lines and what happened to the turkey in the aftermath.

The Post has reached out to SMUD for more information.

Turkeys have wreaked havoc on the Sacramento area for years, as almost every part of the state faces a burgeoning wild turkey population, according to the Bee.

The wild animals have broken into homes and businesses, gobbled at cars in the middle of traffic and even terrorized Amazon deliverers and mail carriers to the point where one postal carrier clubbed a turkey to death last year.