Thank you, I do give them all flock feed. I noticed today she cannot lay down. She gets tired and tries, but stands right back up again. I am thinking it is a keel injury or hip dislocation.
I'm sorry if this is not posted in the correct place... I haven't been on this website in a few years and things have changed. I have been rescuing neglected chickens and other birds for 10 years. Mostly chickens and parrots, but I'm not as knowledgeable regarding turkeys. Anyway, last year...
I run a small animal rescue, and I have a YouTube channel. I would like to do a video project about Sussex chickens. I am in need of pictures of the coronation, Columbian, silver, red, and buff color varieties. Can anyone send any pictures to me? I can't just take them off the internet, it is...
I got a 3.5 yr old midget white turkey Tom from a breeder and he has gotten very ill. It started with lime green poops, so I took a sample to my vet. Both the vet and the state lab found no cocci OR parasites. Since my chicken flock sometimes struggles with a respiratory illness I tried to...
I have seen the poop chart and I have talked to my vet. They are the ones who helped me send the cecal sample to the state lab. They don't know what else to try either. I really don't know what else to try. I have some PenG.. maybe I should give her a penecilin injection...?
I have a 3 year old silkie, and she has not been herself for months. Vet sent a poop sample to state lab and they found whip worms. I dewormed with safegaurd for 5 days, and after the last treatment her poops turned neon yellow. This is NOT cecal poop, I'm used to seeing those in the...
The 2nd picture is of day 2, after I tried to treat it. Wondering if anyone thinks it looks better, what could have caused it, and what I should do from here... thanks!!
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Ok.. so when I went to pick up my first two pet turkeys on Sunday, I brought my husband with me to prevent me from getting more. Well that backfired... he said we would also take a Tom when he was offered To us free with the hens. I kept thinking of excuses and saying "no...
I know most people keep turkeys for food, but my chickens are just pets, and these gals will be also for pets. Does anyone know the average life span of a pet turkey??
Thanks for the reply. My biggest concern is how winter will be for this crossbeak baby. I unfortunately live where it can be well below zero for days at a time. Last winter we had -18..-20.. for example. If his tongue gets this dry in spring I worry about the harsh winter. Might have to...
Yes thank you, Blackhead is something I am afraid of. What do you do with the cayenne pepper? Does it prevent blackhead? I also read that a good deworming schedule can help prevent blackhead. Not sure if that's true.
Hi everyone, I will be getting turkeys for the first time on Sunday and I have some questions. I have had chickens for a couple of years now, and when I first got them I made the mistake of getting them from here, there, and everywhere... so I ended up dealing with several illnesses, lice...
I don't mean to interrupt this thread, but I have a 3 month old cross beak Americauna and his (or her) tongue is so dried out it is like a short stub rather than a long pointy tipped normal chicken tongue. The tongue is constantly exposed to air. No issues otherwise. Has a full crop every...
No, unfortunately it did not hatch, but my situation is not a good basis to determine if they usually hatch or not. There are so many factors when hatching.. temp, humidity, handling, etc. My batch of eggs had a delay in shipment and the eggs were exposed to -18 degree weather, and this...
Thanks for the response. Those things don't seem to fit. There is no nasal discharge, no sneezing, no eye Bubbles... etc. this appears to all be in the lungs, as the only respiratory symptom is the raspy gurgling when breathing. I will up the tylan dose, but again if it is viral caused...