Recent content by KristinaB

His meat will still be safe to eat I assume? I mean this is an issue with his GI system not a disease.

I have a male turkey know is about a year old. In this time he has had soup crop multiple times. Last time was in July. I manged to get it under control however it is back now and worse than ever. His rectum/vent is now protruding and I don't think he has been pooping. I noticed that when he...

what is a heating pad momma? I'm new to raIsing chickens :)

I have a screened in porch that I can put them out on. How soon should I put them out there?

what do you recommend for when they get bigger?

I don't have any more. I only had 4. I feel like I majorly let those little guys down but I guess this is a learning experience.

Ok I came up with this tonight. What do you think?

Thank you for your help!

ok. I have that in their water already :) That's what the hatchery told me to try.

So maybe if I pull the light back they will thrive more? I mean the cochins are the only ones that seem to have had the issue. My other chicks seem very happy and healthy!

ok thank you so much for your help! Do you have any idea why the cochins would be the only ones that have died from this. Everyone else is still in there annd going strong.

I'll try to take a better picture but half that box doesn't have any light on it. My house is only 70 degrees so if they have to be around 90 this first few weeks I have to have a light on them right?