Turkey
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Overview
The Turkey is a small herbivore primarily used for resource gathering while ridden. It excels at harvesting a wide variety of plant-based resources with high efficiency. This makes it useful for early-game survival when players need a steady supply of Berries, Seeds, and Fiber. It can be immobilized with a Bola or Bear Trap during taming attempts.
It does not carry other creatures nor can it be carried by any mount.
Spawn Locations
Turkey does not currently spawn on any ARK: Survival Ascended map, or spawn data is not yet available.
Tame the Turkey using knockout methods. The best food is Archelon Algae, which provides the fastest taming effectiveness. Mejoberry also works well if Archelon Algae is unavailable. Use a Bow or Crossbow with Tranq Arrows to sedate it efficiently.
It can be immobilized with a Bola, Bear Trap, or Plant Species Y. About 6 Archelon Algae are needed. The taming process takes around 2 minutes at level 224 with no Narcotics required. Use the calculator below for your settings.
| Food | Qty | Time | Effectiveness |
|---|---|---|---|
 Archelon AlgaeBest | 3 | 49 | 74 Lvl (224) |
 Crops | 12 | 3:13 | 71 Lvl (221) |
 Mejoberry | 16 | 3:13 | 68 Lvl (218) |
    | 24 | 3:13 | 62 Lvl (212) |
 Stimberry | 479 | 47:55 | 0 Lvl (150) |
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Drops & Harvest Resources
Killing a Turkey yields Hide and Raw Meat. The Hatchet yields the most Hide, while the Pick favors Raw Meat.
Estimates based on game-extracted data (weights, quantities, harvest multipliers, damage type chains). Each harvest event independently rolls each resource - higher weight = higher drop chance. Actual yields vary with RNG.
Gathering Abilities
While ridden, the Turkey gathers multiple resources with its melee attack. It harvests Berries, Crop Seeds, Mushrooms, Rare Flowers, Rare Mushrooms, Wood, Cactus Sap, and Fiber. Each of these resources is gathered at 10× efficiency, making it highly effective. Notable gathers include Mejoberry, Narcoberry, Stimberry, and their seeds. It also gathers Plant Species X Seed and Plant Species Y Seed at 10×.
Damage Resistances
The Turkey has a strong vulnerability to Instant HurtDinos, taking +120% damage. It is also weak to Melee DmgMetal RaidDino and Explosion, taking +55% and +50% damage respectively. Spike walls are 50% less effective due to resistance. Avoid using spike walls in defense; use Explosives or metal melee attackers instead.
Kill XP
Wild Kill (1.25×)0.5 base × 15.9 level × 4 × 1.25× wild kill × 1× server
Server Settings(Game.ini)
Official servers use non-1× defaults; the values above already reflect official rates.
| Stat | Base (Lv.1) | Wild +/Lv | Tamed +/Lv |
|---|---|---|---|
 Health | 40.0 | +8.00 | +4.00% |
 Stamina | 100.0 | +10.00 | +2.00% |
 Torpidity | 30.0 | +1.80 | +0.00% |
 Oxygen | 150.0 | +15.00 | +2.00% |
 Food | 450.0 | +45.00 | +2.00% |
 Weight | 50.0 | +1.00 | +0.80% |
 Melee Damage Multiplier | 100.0% | +5.00% | +10.00% |
 Speed Multiplier | 100.0% | +0.00% | +1.00% |
Hitbox Multipliers
The head has a damage multiplier of 3.0x, making headshots effective for faster knockout. Target the head when sedating with ranged weapons.
Can Damage
Can break Thatch. Build at least in Wood.
Thatch
Wood
Stone
Metal
Tek| Attack | Base | Thatch | Wood | Stone | Metal | Tek |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MeleeHerbivore Small | 5 | 27.5 | — | — | — | — |
Numbers reflect base melee at level 1, 100% TE, no imprint. The damage calculator lets you scale by melee %, server multipliers, and pick a specific structure for exact hit counts.
Tools & Guides
Turkey Tips & Tricks
The Turkey harvests Mejoberry at 10× efficiency.
It gathers Narcoberry and Stimberry at 10×.
Harvests all seed types at 10×, including Plant Species X Seed and Plant Species Y Seed.
Gathers Rare Flower and Rare Mushroom at 10×.
Its melee attack is fast, with a 0.25 second cooldown.
It gathers Fiber and Cactus Sap at 8× efficiency.
This page details the Turkey's stats, taming requirements, breeding mechanics, harvest capabilities, and combat data. For more precise planning, refer to the taming calculator, breeding calculator, and spawn map located below.
