Why is my female Broad Breasted White turkey trying to peck my Rare Recessive Slate Tom?

[cicipitcher7]

So we have had our female for about 3 months now and she was our only turkey and the rest were our chickens. Well today we got a Rare Recessive Turkey Tom and every time he gets near her she goes after his face area and makes a weird turkey calling sound and makes him bleed and he just takes it and doesn’t do anything back to her. Is she trying to create dominance or what may be the problem. I feel bad cause he is one of a few turkeys like him and I don’t want him getting beat up is there something I should do? I attached a YouTube video of how she’s acting toward him

 

[nuthatched]

How did you introduce him? What exactly is a 'rare recessive' turkey, what breed is he?

 

[Molpet]

How did you introduce him? What exactly is a 'rare recessive' turkey, what breed is he?

https://www.porterturkeys.com/recessiveslate.htm

 

[Molpet]

She is showing him who is boss

 

[MysteryChicken]

My hen Turkey did the same, when I introduced a Jake into the coop. Never happened again since then.

 

[cicipitcher7]

How did you introduce him? What exactly is a 'rare recessive' turkey, what breed is he?

When we picked him up he was in a box and I put the box inside the run and let them see each other but he had been cooped up for 3 hours prior to being in my hands so he was ready to get out. So I let him out and the video is when I let him out. And he’s imported from Australia from Porter’s Rare Heritage Turkeys that’s about all I know.

 

[cicipitcher7]

My hen Turkey did the same, when I introduced a Jake into the coop. Never happened again since then.

So I shouldn’t be worried at all? Will she leave him alone after a couple days? Cause she’s done it twice already since we got him today

 

[cicipitcher7]

She is showing him who is boss

So I shouldn’t be worried?

 

[MysteryChicken]

So I shouldn’t be worried at all? Will she leave him alone after a couple days? Cause she’s done it twice already since we got him today

Let them duke it out, but if it goes on too long, go ahead and separate/block off an area so they can see, but can't touch.

 

[nuthatched]

https://www.porterturkeys.com/recessiveslate.htm

Great info, thank you.