Help! Hard Biting!!

[Kelseyjordans]

I have two beautiful turkeys, around 8-10 weeks old. My white one was super friendly, never bit and my little black one did bite. I can’t tell if they are being aggressive or just turkeys. I would post the video of how the white one is biting but the platform only does pictures. The white one loves to sit in my lap and is usually super friendly but now bites hard! And I mean grab your finger and jerk it around. Any tips on how to stop this behavior?

 

[waytomanychickens]

I have two beautiful turkeys, around 8-10 weeks old. My white one was super friendly, never bit and my little black one did bite. I can’t tell if they are being aggressive or just turkeys. I would post the video of how the white one is biting but the platform only does pictures. The white one loves to sit in my lap and is usually super friendly but now bites hard! And I mean grab your finger and jerk it around. Any tips on how to stop this behavior?

turkeys are aggressive as they get older. try pushing its head away from the hand its biting and saying no loudly. most of the turkeys i have kept just love fingers

 

[Kelseyjordans]

turkeys are aggressive as they get older. try pushing its head away from the hand its biting and saying no loudly. most of the turkeys i have kept just love fingers

Thank you! I will try doing that from now on! They really are super sweet just not when it comes to
Fingers lol

 

[mldoublee]

I have two beautiful turkeys, around 8-10 weeks old. My white one was super friendly, never bit and my little black one did bite. I can’t tell if they are being aggressive or just turkeys. I would post the video of how the white one is biting but the platform only does pictures. The white one loves to sit in my lap and is usually super friendly but now bites hard! And I mean grab your finger and jerk it around. Any tips on how to stop this behavior?

I have a BBW hen that also used to be very sweet when she was little and now bites hard. I've been trying to figure out how to manage this but haven't come up with anything yet that works. She's currently 4 months old. She goes for fingers, toes, legs, arms, any skin that is bare and leaves blood blisters in her wake. It's really sad actually because she still calls for me like she did when she was little and she couldn't find me, so I'm really confused. I don't know what she wants!

I've tried pushing her head away, grabbing her beak, holding her neck, picking her up...haven't had any luck with managing it so far. I'm hoping it's like a "terrible two's" kind of phase.

This probably wasn't helpful for you, but I wanted you to know you're not alone at the very least.

 

[Kelseyjordans]

I have a BBW hen that also used to be very sweet when she was little and now bites hard. I've been trying to figure out how to manage this but haven't come up with anything yet that works. She's currently 4 months old. She goes for fingers, toes, legs, arms, any skin that is bare and leaves blood blisters in her wake. It's really sad actually because she still calls for me like she did when she was little and she couldn't find me, so I'm really confused. I don't know what she wants!

I've tried pushing her head away, grabbing her beak, holding her neck, picking her up...haven't had any luck with managing it so far. I'm hoping it's like a "terrible two's" kind of phase.

This probably wasn't helpful for you, but I wanted you to know you're not alone at the very least.

I’m think maybe treat training is the way to go? Maybe reward good behavior with some treats? I’ll let you know how that goes!