Oh hells, no. My turkeys are totally chill. We’re very hands on, though. We handle them every day for the day they arrive. I get in when them every day to feed them and clean out their waterer bowl. I feed them chickweed and dandelion greens by hand. They are very calm around me. Ours get up to 50 lbs on the hoof and I’ve never had a problem with them other than them getting in and crowding me when I’m trying to do something. I can touch their heads and move them around without any issues. I think that the large, breeding males are likely to be territorial when its the season but I’ve never had issues with any of ours.

One thing to keep in mind is that you have to stay at the top of the pecking order. Never, ever let them push you around. As long as you make it very clear from the very beginning that you’re in charge most birds won’t challenge you.

Chickens on the other hand are assholes, all the way to the bone. They will kill and eat each other and our roosters often challenge my wife. I described on another thread having to go out and catch our rooster and carry him around upside down by the legs to remind him that humans are at the top of the pecking order. That generally fairly quickly puts him in his place.