turkey poult help

  1. J

    Turkey with Wishbone (Furcula) sticking out of chest!

    Long story short my turkey poult I thought was very ill magically got better after a bone popped out through its chest! There was no blood and the skin seems to be normal around the bone. The turkey now seems to be in zero pain, happy & healthy as can be. I've tried wrapping my head around it...
  2. J

    HELP! Turkey poult clavicle bone has broken skin & sticking out of chest!

    I have a 4 week old turkey poult that i noticed a couple days ago wasnt doing well. Very depressed, droopy wings, would just sit under the heat lamp not active like normal. I pulled them out and seperated from the rest. Its been 3 days, Ive noticed tiny bit of improvement, more moving around and...
  3. karenmragan

    Need Help Identifying Gender

    Hello turkey-loving people! Can someone please tell me if there’s a way to differentiate the sex of these two turkey poults? They are the Black Spanish variety and they are six weeks old today. Edit: The one in the first photo struts on a regular basis, while the second turkey I observed...
  4. W

    Lame 2 week old turkey poult with swollen throat

    (Reposted here as i posted this in turkey thread before seeing this section sorry) Hello! My 2 week old bronze turkey poult Beans has started kind of gagging and choking last night? He kept sticking his throat out with his mouth open and gurgling so I wasn’t sure if he was choking or something...
  5. P

    TURKEY POULT WITH INFECTED WING!

    One of my baby turkeys that i have was mauled by a dog this last thursday. His left wing was skinned pretty bad. Everything seems to look normal and in place, none of the muscles or tendons look torn. It looks like the dog had grabbed his feathers just right and pulled all the skin off. I ran to...
  6. linsybird

    Is this normal for poults?

    Hello everyone, I have a quick question about my turkey poult. He’s probably around 4 weeks old (not completely sure), and he seems to have a hard time taking car of his tail feathers. They’re raggedy and dirty. His other feathers are clean, and I frequently see him grooming himself. I have...
  7. J

    Four week old lethargic turkey poult

    Hi all, I’ve been using BYC for several years now but I only just made an account. I currently have a turkey poult approximately four weeks old. He’s very lethargic, his crop is empty, he refuses to eat or drink very much of anything, and holds up one of his wings. I checked both wings, there...
  8. A

    limp poult

    I received my turkey poults in the mail yesterday, so they are maybe 4 days old, and they all seemed to be fine. This morning when I went out, one of them was limp and struggling. Not sure if it just didn't figure out where and how to drink and eat or what. I took a handful of the feed and...
  9. C

    Turkey poult with leaking vent

    I just picked up 4 Royal Palm turkey poults today - I'm not sure of age...young because they still have their egg teeth, but some have larger wing feathers. One of the poults is wet on the underside. Eating and drinking fine. Acting like all the others. Upon inspection, it looks like it's vent...
  10. S

    Sick poult???at a loss here

    Hi yall,I have a bourbon red poult that I purchased from a breeder a couple days ago.i was told it is a month old.however,we have another one that is a month old and they are no where near similar in size.i asked a friend whom raises turkeys,what she thought about the age and size difference.he...
  11. MrDankYT

    Baby Turkeys Have Hatched!

    My turkey hen has layed on eggs for 4 weeks now and they finally hatched, what do i do??? should i bring special food to them, maybe take them inside with their mom to take better care of them and their mom and to keep them from not being eaten since that has been a problem for me before! They...
  12. ExoticRescue

    Turkey poults dying... but only the dark colors?!

    I'm hoping someone can help me. I have 4 turkeys, 2 Toms: one black and one slate, 2 hens: one chocolate and one narragansett colored. These colors are my best guess and not fact by any means so here's some pics of my adults. We have had a successful first breeding season, however, I did...
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