Turkey gobbling all night ?

[Misskamenos]

Hello I am new to turkeys I have one male and two female royal palms they are almost seven months old and last night my male turkey was gobbling over and over non stop. I went to check on them and they were all perched together like normal trying to sleep. He was pretty loud I just want to know if this is what to expect it was after midnight so I was concerned that he could be waking my neighbors.

 

[sourland]

Any possibility that a predator was in the area ? Something as simple as the hoot of a GHO can trigger gobbling.

 

[gimmie birdies]

I had a boy turkey, he would gobble at night, and also very early in the morning. Eventually I made a straw bale night time hut for him so it was very dark, and very sound proof.

 

[Misskamenos]

Any possibility that a predator was in the area ? Something as simple as the hoot of a GHO can trigger gobbling.

Maybe ? I did hear dogs barking too. It is the first time he’s done this I guess I’ll see if it continues tonight.

 

[Misskamenos]

I had a boy turkey, he would gobble at night, and also very early in the morning. Eventually I made a straw bale night time hut for him so it was very dark, and very sound proof.

That’s a good idea I should make something like that too.

 

[R2elk]

Maybe ? I did hear dogs barking too. It is the first time he’s done this I guess I’ll see if it continues tonight.

Toms will gobble in response to sounds they hear. It is very possible that he was responding to the dogs barking.

 

[gimmie birdies]

We also had wild turkeys living in our trees at night. And sometimes they would gooble up a storm all at once, like watch dogs, but hearing just one was more annoying.

 

[ShannonR]

Any possibility that a predator was in the area ? Something as simple as the hoot of a GHO can trigger gobbling.

I agree with this. Between the turkey gobbling and the dogs barking, I would say there was certainly something out and about.