Do turkeys fly away? And best hatchery from which to order turkeys?

[duluthralphie]

I have four girls, ages 2-10, who love playing outside with the animals. Should I be concerned about aggressive jakes? How do they attack? We have only one rooster and he is a sweet and gentle roo. He lets the girls pet him whenever they want, and our two year old will follow him while holding his tail feathers for 30 seconds before he scoots off. Super gentle...

I cannot tell you whether to be concerned. I always error on the side of caution with male animals.

I have one Tom, JJ I trust completely, he protects me from the bad behaved jake. My grand daughter likes JJ and enjoys petting him, I am always there when she does. Even though he is a sweet heart I would not trust her alone with him. A tom most likely would act like you rooster, but they may not either. A turkey is as large or larger than a 2 year old.

It would only take a second to have something bad happen. To me as much as I like my turkeys, they are not a kids playmate. But then I fee the same way about a rooster too. They can be unpredictable.