Turkey Trouble

[Kennakinz99]

I have this unique case. My turkey is wild. My family decided to grab her from the wild and she was passed off to me. I have raised quail and chickens. I trained my dogs to not hurt Quinney (the turkey). For the most part she has been entirely indoors and now is outdoors. She is bigger now and I find that she attacked my dog. I assume because he went into "her territory" and she's just defending or something. But I don't know how to retrain her to not attack my dogs who know they can't fight back. Any advice would be appreciated.

 

[17 chickens]

Turkeys are territorial but can learn to get along with dogs! I used to feed my turkeys with my dogs so they can interact and I can watch to make sure they are getting along. Turkeys love dry dog food! The more time you spend with watching over them they will learn to get along..

 

[R2elk]

My turkey is wild. My family decided to grab her from the wild

If you are in the United States, you are in illegal possession of a Wild turkey. Every state has its own rules but no state allows the taking and possession of a live wild turkey. Most states, if not all states, require a permit for possession of Wild turkeys that are obtained legally.