Do male turkeys fight?

[Helen in the Desert]

Can you keep toms together or do they fight like roosters? What if they are raised together? 4 of my 4 chicks have turned out to be boys...

 

[EeyoreD]

They will absolutely fight.

(that's a vid of my tom and his son - the snoody/beardy one is obviously the older one)

That older tom tucked that poult under his wing and raised him with as much care and attention as the hens for months. Raised him and the entire flock was VERY close. But come near spring (late Feb/March) they fought over the hens. I didn't have enough but even if I had they still would have fought over who got who.

It doesn't matter if you raise them together, the need to breed and to be the sole breeder is very strong. Since you have no (or fewer) hens it's only going to be worse.

If you separate them (literally - one tom, one pen) until next fall and then reintegrate they'll probably calm down and just hang out together. But really, I'm sorry, you probably have way too many toms. Nobody's going to be happy

 

[retlaw]

If there is no hens around then the fighting shouldn't be that bad if any.

 

[Hounds51]

If there is no hens around then the fighting shouldn't be that bad if any.

Yea that would be my thoughts also, especially if there from the same hatch.

 

[Book Em Danno25]

Same here.

 

[Kelly072]

Yes they will fight....I had 2 toms and they fought until there was blood. I had to give one away.

 

[Hounds51]

Yes they will fight....I had 2 toms and they fought until there was blood. I had to give one away. 

Were there any females around, that caused the fight?

 

[Kelly072]

Yes I had 1 female with them