Could a defincency be causing poults to hatch like this?

[Fluffy Lambs]

I've had 2 turkey poults hatch with cataracts curled feet and this last one held it's neck like bent and kept flipping over if I put it on its feet it would flip on its back. The one a few weeks ago lived for like 5 days and then died and it didn't have the neck and flipping problem. The last one hatched last night and I just went ahead and culled it this morning but I have Narragansetts and 2 female black turkeys and both these chicks were black so I'm wondering if they had the same mom. My question is could some deficiency in the parents be causing this? They were on a 25% gamebird feed and we recently switched to the Kalmbach soy free feed. The first chick hatched before we switched. Thanks.

 

[R2elk]

I've had 2 turkey poults hatch with cataracts curled feet and this last one held it's neck like bent and kept flipping over if I put it on its feet it would flip on its back. The one a few weeks ago lived for like 5 days and then died and it didn't have the neck and flipping problem. The last one hatched last night and I just went ahead and culled it this morning but I have Narragansetts and 2 female black turkeys and both these chicks were black so I'm wondering if they had the same mom. My question is could some deficiency in the parents be causing this? They were on a 25% gamebird feed and we recently switched to the Kalmbach soy free feed. The first chick hatched before we switched. Thanks.

Check the lysine, methionine and if possible, the niacin levels.

There is the possibility that it could be genetic.

I feed 20% protein all flock with free choice oyster shell and have no issues with my hatches.

You may want to read the thread about FOS.

 

[Fluffy Lambs]

Check the lysine, methionine and if possible, the niacin levels.

There is the possibility that it could be genetic.

I feed 20% protein all flock with free choice oyster shell and have no issues with my hatches.

You may want to read the thread about FOS.

Yes I was thinking maybe more genetic since there's a high chance the poults were full siblings. I will check the feed. Thank you for the link to that thread

 

[Fluffy Lambs]

In the Kalmbach feed-
Lysine 0.88%
Methionine 0.35%

I can't find any tags to the old feed here and on the website it's kind of confusing but I think this is correct-
Lysine 1.6%
Methionine 0.485 %

 

[R2elk]

In the Kalmbach feed-
Lysine 0.88%
Methionine 0.35%

Those levels are fine. The all flock I use has 0.8% lysine and 0.41% methionine.

Companies aren't required to print the niacin content on the tag but are usually willing to say what it is if you contact them.