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    Tom Turkey attacking my hen

    I took your advice and clipped some of the feathers away.. she is kinda "scalped" if you will so I didn't want to "pull". Hope that is kinda what you are referring to. I went in there this morning to change her hay and fresh water/food.. she was standing up and fully alert.. she may be part...
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    Tom Turkey attacking my hen

    Hello everyone.. I just thought i would give you an update... Foggy is still alive.. drinking and eating and showing Cass he did not win. She is still indoors and recouping but she may just make it and be able to move in to her own lil coup that we are building for her.
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    Tom Turkey attacking my hen

    Dang it. Yeah I moved my Turkey Hen to a "safe" place that only she can reach/access (too small for him) my hens typically lay in raised boxes, rather than ground and my Foggy (the attacked hen) is well past laying age, (7years old) I have not had an egg from her in over 3 years. Looks like...
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    Tom Turkey attacking my hen

    Thank you.. her back of her head is pretty bloody, still feathered, my bulldog alerted me to the attack so i caught it early..... he was literally hitting her with his head. I checked her for spur marks, didn't see any. I cleaned her wound and put a topical antibacteria ointment I have on hand...
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    Tom Turkey attacking my hen

    Thank you so much!
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    Tom Turkey attacking my hen

    i appreciate that, however, we have turkey hens, sorry I should have led with that, it wasn't a breeding issue, he was attacking her. Is this normal due to the nesting security?
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    New here....

    He has a girlfriend, but she is being a good momma on her nest ... i think he attacked my hen (chicken) due to his nesting security
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    New here....

    Thank you, I just posted about my Tom being a brat, looking forward to responses.. I am new to turkey personalities.
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    New here....

    You may want to "subscribe" to the new topic / thread after you post so you can receive email notifications when someone replies to your introduction. Here is a sample template you can copy and paste into your post to help the introduction juices flow: (1) Are you new to chickens / when did...
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    Tom Turkey attacking my hen

    Hello everyone.. i have never had a turkey before. Chickens my whole life.. but new to turkeys. I have a TOm that is about 8 months old that has been sitting on eggs... (I think this is why) I caught him attacking one of my hens (chicken) could it be because of the nest? Will he behave if she...
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