Turkey doesn't gobble

[Tammie_1972]

So I have an almost 1 year old blue slate tom.... he doesn't gobble. I KNOW he's a tom. Not a peep. What gives? He is raised with the chickens and 2 other female turkeys. I posted a pic...

 

[Jack3291]

Well I found this ->https://www.nwtf.org/hunt/article/the-science-of-gobbling But doesn't look likely. My best guess is that maybe because he was hatched with chickens and hens? This is the most logical reason because from what I searched, no diseases have a symptom in which a tom doesn't gobble.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

We had a young one that couldn't speak for a while. Not sure what cleared it up though and he was like 4 weeks, not a year. But he literally couldn't male a sound. Now he's sick and doesn't gobble again, but yours already looks healthier than mine

 

[Tammie_1972]

We had a young one that couldn't speak for a while. Not sure what cleared it up though and he was like 4 weeks, not a year. But he literally couldn't male a sound. Now he's sick and doesn't gobble again, but yours already looks healthier than mine

He was actually in the house when that was taken because he was injured. His tail feathers had to frow back. Poor thing.

 

[Tammie_1972]

He was actually in the house when that was taken because he was injured. His tail feathers had to frow back. Poor thing.

Grow...

 

[JacinLarkwell]

He was actually in the house when that was taken because he was injured. His tail feathers had to frow back. Poor thing.

Mine we think might have mareks, but sure where he would have gotten it from though.

He may just not feel the need to declare his territory. Is he the only male bird there?

 

[Tammie_1972]

He is the only male TURKEY. There are roosters. As you can see in the pic, he struts just fine. I had a male neighbor come over yesterday and he poofed up like he was gonna take him out. Still, not a peep.

 

[Cattle dog Mom]

Might sound silly, but have you played turkey gobbling videos on youtube? (Would be interesting to see if he has a reaction to that. The SOUND obviously, not the video part. LOL)

 

[Tammie_1972]

I DO have a tom and he doesn't gobble either

Might sound silly, but have you played turkey gobbling videos on youtube? (Would be interesting to see if he has a reaction to that. The SOUND obviously, not the video part. LOL)

Hmmm. I'll try that.

 

[Jenwisp]

Might sound silly, but have you played turkey gobbling videos on youtube? (Would be interesting to see if he has a reaction to that. The SOUND obviously, not the video part. LOL)

Speaking from experience with a cockerel I had.. and not sure if a Tom would be different. I played sounds from Youtube for him, and he started attacking the phone I was playing it on. So.. caution advised!