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Cecal worm found in fecal
Hello, I raise chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, guineas, etc... all together on my farm. I've been doing a lot of research and have started using garlic / cayenne pepper in their feed plus ACV in water. However, before doing so, a fecal sample from my chickens tested positive for cecal worms... -
sick chicken
never mind..got my answers. not sure how to delete. lol- melofarms
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Sick turkey
Thanks again everyone for your input, again I didn't raise them I found them in poor health at the feed store. I do realize they have bad genetics. My other one is doing great at the moment, free ranging and energetic. The one that I have isolated has enough energy to eat and drink, move around... -
Sick turkey / paralyzed
Aww that's awesome. Great to hear because I don't want to give up on her. I really try to be optimistic. I have her on the high protein still plus the rooster booster.. I just don't know what's helping or hurting her right now as far as feed. Trying to figure out if I need to manage her weight... -
Sick turkey / paralyzed
Going back and forth on the protein issue. People have been telling me to switch to 30% but looks like she's a broad breasted that could be overweight so I need to take her off the 30%. Thought that might be the case -
Sick turkey
Thanks so much for the info. Yeah someone from another forum is telling me she's a broad breasted and I should lower protein, I just purchased the 30% yesterday lol but will put her back on the lower protein -
Sick turkey
They also do free range but my one turkey can hardly move. I had the same issue with a turkey I rescued. She was paralyzed due to a weak heart (took her to 3 different avian vets). She ended up dying. The vets said there was nothing I could do. I just made her comfortable and gave her fluids... -
Sick turkey
Okay yeah I'd say my turkeys are approx 3 months thanks for the pics! And I did buy 30% protein game bird feed, mealworms... -
Sick turkey
I just recently switched both turkeys to layer feed, and my other turkey has been just fine so I doubt it has had too much effect yet. I will switch them back to starter. I purchased electrolytes and will administer thanks again for all your help -
Sick turkey / paralyzed
Well it turns out on my other thread people are telling me she def still needs a higher protein -
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Sick turkey / paralyzed
So I have my turkeys on the chicken layer just like my chicken hens... -
Sick turkey / paralyzed
Well I had read to use a higher protein so I started off with chicken starter. But then realized that the protein is what helps makes them so big and then makes it harder for them, and then they start growing bigger than their hearts can handle. I think that's what my vet was telling me too... -
Sick turkey / paralyzed
Oh forgot to mention she is coughing too and sounds stuffed up -
Sick turkey / paralyzed
Thank you Bantam Turkey for the kind words. I'm now having issues with another turkey and it's breaking my heart. Turkeys have a bad rap for being mean but in my experience they are such sweet beings. I'm keeping her on a low protein layer feed although doesn't even get excited to eat. Didn't...