Weeks away from Christmas, this is a terrible time of year for turkeys in the UK, but a Welsh songstress has been trying to soothe them with live performances. Elin William, 25, has been singing to the doomed birds on Rhug Estate farm in Corwen, north Wales. /Tencent Photo

In a video released by the Metro website on Monday, the “turkey whisper” was captured playing guitar and performing a Welsh version of “Hallelujah” in a farm field, with her audience of turkeys clucking around her, seemingly content. /Tencent Photo

Elin came up with the idea of singing lullabies to the birds last year when they appeared inquisitive about the recorded tunes from CDs. /Tencent Photo

It is thought that animal anxiety before slaughter has a negative impact on meat quality. “We try to induce as little stress as possible on the animals so Lord Newborough [the estate owner] decided to continue with the music as part of this,” Elin said. “It helps keep them nice and calm.” /Tencent Photo