I'm hearing conflicting stories about pet turkeys? Are they nice or mean?

Question

The Farm Sanctuary paints a picture of turkeys as being loving, gentle pets that love attention, pets, hugs, cuddles, tickles, sleeping on your lap, etc. Other people have described pet turkeys as being mean, aggressive, biting, clawing animals that hate close contact and/or affection. Why does this discrepancy exist? When I can afford it, I'd love to have a pet turkey IF the Farm Sanctuary people are telling the truth.

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Answer 1

they are the dumbest animal ever... do you know that when it is raining outside they will put thier heads up and open their mouths... they drown themselves... that is how dumb they are

lol stick to dogs and cats

Answer 2

They stink pretty bad.. and the ones my father in law has are mean.. but then again they weren't raised as pets....

Answer 3

pet turkeys are mean from my experiences...we took care of some peoples chicken coop one summer..the guy had a turkey..the thing was so mean that to collect the chicken eggs u hand to try to get a bucket over his head to keep him from seeing you..he would kick the c**p out of you and peck you..it was a nightmare