Tom with broody hen question

[oharamr]

I have a male and female bourbon red turkeys in the same pen. The hen has begun to lay eggs and I was wondering if anyone could tell me if when the hen goes broody will the Tom leave her alone and when eggs hatch will he leave poults alone. Basically can I leave tom in pen through this process. Thank you

 

[Struttn1]

If your hen is laying out in the open then you will need to remove the gobbler. If her nest is in a protected area where he can't try to mount her then you can leave him with her. You would be wise to remove him before she hatches her poults. A gobbler is very capable of doing serious damage to little ones.

 

[oharamr]

Hen has eggs in a nest box so he can't get in there to mount her. So you think the tom might get aggressive with poults? He is very friendly. Has anyone experienced this?