Recent content by paloozaparty

I taped on large bandage to cover the cannibalized area, after spraying with BluKote--which the BluKote REALLY does work on it's own if you can apply it before the pecking gets too severe. However, taping on or applying a bandage works to keep the chickens off the turkey butt. See attached...

Definitely female

Great news, I found two turkey eggs under a buried bush in the back yard--they're beautiful and hard. I texted a neighbor to let them know our eggciting news, and he told me that he also found turkey eggs in the same spot while we were out of town for 2 days! OMG he didn't know that we were...

You're so thoughtful to share this insight, thank you! I kid you not, I just took my own supplements--I'm up to 15 in the morning and 20 at night--striving for balance--trying different brands and supplements for the past year! I also wondered what else she's missing nutritionally, that's...

Yes, sorry, oyster and grit. Scraps once a week and dried grubs 2-3x per week. I'm not sure the female turkeys are eating the oyster shells--i put both supplements into separate feed containers as well as toss some near their scratch. The hens know to eat both, but I'm not sure the turkeys...

18% protein all flock (tractor supply)

I'm pretty sure that this behavior that just started yesterday, is the Alpha female "Henny" turkey, showing dominance to Beta female "Penny" turkey? "Henny" (the alpha, apparently) is also my girl (rather, I'm her human)--so I was also wondering if she was/is behaving like this because I was...

Oh goodness, I'm so sorry for your loss!!!

Thank you so much! This may explain why I haven't been able to figure out what's injured! I'll see if I can do anything to support his hips 😁

THANK YOU!!! Ok I'll get right on your suggestions about walking him and putting him on a lower protein feed!!! He's always trying to eat my fingers and he's always hangry (for no reason). And, I promise that the Google link is to a video, but Google doesn't work all the time, so I gladly put...

Thank you so much for all the info! I'm right there with you about how the stores shouldn't be able to sell birbs if they first of all--thru don't ever know anything about any of their varieties, nor the local ordinances, nor differences between chickens / turkeys / guinea / ducks--nor about...

Thank you so very much for your prompt reply!!! Firstly, I have researched about what I think I bought--this is what I think all 3 are: Bronze Breasted American Heritage turkeys. I read that broad-breasted are different??? You can let me know. When I read about how broad breasted are noticeably...

I've also got a 3.5mo Tom with a lame leg (not the other issues that you're having) but I ran across this and wanted to share with you--you could go look further into this condition. I also would guess that yours had a secondary infection which is why the injection medication worked--so, maybe...

3.5 month old Tom, named BrahBrah 🤣 poor guy has had a worsening gait problem for up to a month, now (07/07/23). Nothing looks wrong on the outside and nothing is swollen or hot (like, the knee joint). I think it's his left leg, but not even sure of that. I'm so surprised that there's hardly...

I think she had splay leg. Go look at how to treat. I have 3, 3.5 month old turkeys--2 hens, one Tom. My Tom has had a worsening limp over past month. I can't find anyone online who knows anything about turkeys.