Lone Turkey Poult (Pic)

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kuntrygirl

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To make a long story short. Had to remove poult because she was hatched in an unsafe place. Could not put her with any other chicks and turkey mom refused to be moved and refused to stay where the moved nest was going to be. She kept pacing back and forth and the poult was chirping louder and it was getting colder outside. Mom wanted to get back on old nest. Mom was stepping all over baby. I also moved the turkey eggs to new nesting place and showed mom but she didn't care. I brought the poult in and she is in a brooder. Can she survive alone without mom or another chick showing her how to eat and drink?

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I guess you get to be mom! You should be able to dip her beak and get her to eat/drink. I bet she'll be lonely though.
 
I read somewhere that if you put a few shiny marbles in the water bowl that they will peck at it and realize there is water. Never had to try it though, so not sure if it works.
 
Alas, thanks for the reminder. I have read that as well but never had to try it. I tried it tonight and it seemed to work. I also put some chick starter (have to get gamebird starter tomorrow) on a piece of aluminum foil. It was shining under the light and the baby started pecking at the foil and then ate a few pieces of starter. She has fallen asleep now. I have her inside of a knit hat right now. She keeps chirping when I put her in the box with the heat lamp. I guess she is lonely.
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Now, I will hurry and take a shower, so I can get back to babysitting.

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Try putting in a small mirror and a feather duster or small stuffed animal type toy in with the poult. Then it will have something for it to see and to snuggle up with. Keep the poult at about 95 degrees for a week then drop it 5 degrees per week after that. Make sure it never runs out of water or food. The marbles actually help the poult not drowned in the water, but they do help with getting the poult to peck at the water to drink as well. Just make sure the poult is drinking and eating. Good luck, your in for a very noisy time for a while. It's worth it though. I'm guessing you will have a turkey that will follow you everywhere pretty soon.
 
That one will be so tame it will act like a dog, and want to be around you all of the time. It will make a great pet.
 
Last night went very good. The poult did peck at the marbles and got a few sips of water. She chirped so much last night, I put her in the bed with me. I took one of my winter knit hats and placed her inside of it and placed a small towel over the knit hat. She slept like a baby under my arm pit.
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No noises at all. Woke up this morning and put her back in her box with the heat lamp and she went to chirping again. I took her out and let her walk around the house and she stopped chirping. She began to peck at the rug, so I placed some crumble down for her on the rug and she ate a little. I let her walk around the house until it was time for me to go to work. I squirted some water on her beak so that she could get a few sips of water. I placed her back in her box and I placed the knit hat in their with her. I put her inside of the knit cap as well. She snuggled inside of the cap and went to sleep. I turned off the bedroom light and left the heat lamp on.

I'm already familiar with temps and dropping them each week, so that won't be a problem. I don't have stuffed animals around the house, so I put a few pair of balled up socks in their with her. I will try to locate a mirror. What is the purpose of the feather duster? I never heard of that before.

I wish that I could put her back with the mom but I can't. The mom doesn't want to re-locate and leave her unhatched eggs.
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Thanks for all of the input everyone. I appreciate that.
 
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Just another thing to put in there so the poult won't be lonely. I've seen people hang them in a brooder with the feathers an inch or two of the bottom so the chick can kinda hide in the feathers.
 
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The Lone Poult seems to be doing ok. I took her outside to see her mommy but the mommy doesn't want to have anything to do with her. She looked at her and continued to set on the remaining eggs.
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I tried to take her over to the newly hatched baby chicks to see if they would accept her but they picked at her big ole' feet, so I took her out of the that brooder Again, no friends there. I guess I'm her only friend. So, she will be living in the house until she is old enough to go outside. I saw her drinking water yesterday. She is pecking at her food. When I allow her to walk around the house, she pecks at the floor, so I put small piles of turkey starter in different areas in the living room, so that she can walk and eat. I really, really, really, need to see her eating something. I also boiled some eggs and left a few pieces of the yolk in her brooder box today. She continues to sleep in a knit cap in between 2 pillows in the bed with me. She sleeps like a log. The only time she chirps is when i turn over on my side. Other than that, she is knocked out. I guess I will be mama for now.
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I'm struggling now with a poult problem now and was/am reading your post for information/encouragment... Where are you on this now... How is the lone little poult?

The problem I'm dealing with is my poults can't seem to consistantly find the food. And when they do one of them always pecks at their beaks and tries to steal the food rather than get his own...

I haven't a clue, but I'm going to try the aluminum foil idea you had... Wish me luck and give us an update...

I hope all is well with you and your's.
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