I grew up on a farm in MD. Grandfather raised turkeys and cows. Turkey in the turkey-house, little po'ed. Turkey get loose, and set up his harem out in the back? Hell on wheels.
Let the turkeys decide to nest out back, any critter trying to enter the property, turkey screams, wake grandfather, with a gun; dead fox, raccoon,dog, cat, etc.
But a turkey will defend, and bite through jeans. When I was 6 years old, I watched a tom get aggravated at a snake, and kill it.