depressed tom. aggressive hens.

[feedman77]

1st My tom that was the alpha got dethroned. By my younger blue slate.
So far the last week and a half he stays away from the other turkeys. Roosts in with the chickens. Still eats but seems really depressed. He doesn't gobble strut or even try to fight with a new tom I just got.

Will he overcome any of this or is it time to invite him to dinner.

2nd after a storm blew down my pens I had 2 hens on a nest that went bust. They adopted a chicken chick that got in. They are good mothers but now if I let them out with the other birds they are aggresive to everything especially some poults I have in a pen near them.

Is this normal for broody hens to be aggressive?

If it is normal how long does it usually last?

 

[DeepDishChix]

It is normal for broody hens to be aggressive. The time for them to stop being broody varies from chicken to chicken. How old is your tom?

 

[feedman77]

My tom is a 3 year old. He was the alpha for the last 2 springs.

The hens that are mean to everything are turkey hens

 

[DeepDishChix]

Ooooops! I feel really stupid now! I thought they were chickens!

I think you should invite your tom to the dinner table. I'm sorry that you have to, er, kill him.