PLEASE HELP ME!! Baby turkey is sick

jewellz15

In the Brooder
Jul 29, 2015
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i have a group of six turkey poults that are a week old now. I have had one that passed away on the third day, with no noticeable problems. I believe it may have been stress from the shipping. I had moved them in with my chicks for the first couple of days. I moved them inside and separated them from the chicks. I would keep their water and area clean. I have a heat lamp in their brooder, and they have done better with that. I have one who is gasping for air, his eyes are closed and will only open them if he is jostled, or walks a little bit. He looks sleepy, but I have Quick Chik vitamin and electrolyte supplement and have mouth fed him that with water. He seemed to be doing a little bit better before I left for work. I had my mom give him the water every three hours, and she said he was starting to walk around and eat as well. But when I got home, he is looking down again. I've gone through so many forums, sites, Google, etc. looking for possible solutions. But I don't just wanna wing it, I want to be able to help him in any way I can. I know he may just not be able to fight it and accept that he may end up dying, but I want to at least try everything I can. I can't give up on him yet. i have him right outside the brooder, separated from the others just in case whatever illness he may have, might be passed on to the others. Please help! Any suggestions? I don't want to give him any antibiotics or anything like that, but I'm desperate. If it means he will live, I will do it. Please help me help this little guy. ):
 
I would continue to give the electrolyte mixture to him throughout the night by dipping his beak into the water several times an hour. Poultry Nutri-drench is also very good in place of the electrolyte water to give orally 1-3 ml daily. I suspect he is suffering from shipping stress, which can be tough on day-olds in the heat of summer as well as the cold temperature in winter. I would leave him with his flock mates in the brooder, since he probably is not infectious. I really hope he survives. I would also recommend posting on the turkery thread here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/20/turkeys
 
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