turkey

I have two turkey poults who hatched last night and today, I'm worried they both have herniated umbilical as I've read up on that a bit, but this is my first time experiencing it. I'm not sure why both would have it, since all of my other hatches this month have been really good. Two weeks ago I...

I have had ducks for a few years, and finally bought an incubator last year. I had a very low hatch rate, on my first try, but my ducks were 5 years old and I’m pretty sure that was the biggest problem w my first attempt. I was given a dozen duck eggs a few weeks ago from a friend who has the...

So I have a 2 year old black Spanish hen that has just gone broody within the last couple of days. We do not have a tom anymore for fertile Turkey eggs to hatch and I have an incubator full of eggs due to hatch this Saturday (5 days away). If she just went broody, is it too soon to put chicken...

I have had ducks for about 6 years, and am almost to the 1 year mark w my turkeys. No other birds or fowls before we got our first ducks. So. I consider myself a relative newbie.... although I have learned a ton! I have recently separated breeding pairs of turkeys (they decided spring had...

My turkey hen got really broody the last couple of days. She only turns out about two or three eggs a week but she’ll sit on the empty nest and wait for the next one to come out. I gave her a ceramic egg to make her happy and she’s been very protective of it - this is promising to me because...

I’ve been worrying about my turkey hen because in the last few days her head has turned an even, consistent black all over - there are chickens within a quarter acre of her space, though they’re kept separate, so it’s not impossible. But she’s not acting sick or lethargic in any way. I did...

hi guys my turkey has been displaying signs of heat stress. dropped wings and panting and sleepiness over the last 2 weeks. It hasn't been overly hot and the other birds aren't acting the same. i gave her a fan and a nice shaded area to hang out in. but on a really cool day she was still doing...

We have 2 2 month old white turkeys that are out with 36 other chickens that are the same age and one is acting perfectly fine, but the other has just been moving very slow and keeps closing its eyes like it’s falling asleep, and when it does go walk around, it’s extremely slow and it’s just...

Hi all I have a 3 yr old Red Bourbon tom he had a friend a Brown tom to live with but a fox killed him. 8 months ago we got him a Narragansett Hen she is 2 yrs old. This is the first time he has been with a female. My question is my tom has tried to mate her twice with no success? She...

We have 2 heritage bronze turkeys that are now 8 weeks old. I don’t know if we have a pair male or female? I’m new here so if I’m in the wrong thread/group please tell me.

I found our 7 year old Tom in the barn with his leg bent completely backwards. No swelling. What’s the best way to splint or fix? Is he too old to try and treat? Most of the info I have found is on chicks not a grown turkey.

Hello, 1st time chicken owner and loving it! I've read and researched so much and learned a lot from this page. We have 9 leghorns, 3 brown and 6 white they are (4-5 wks old)feisty and spunky. 6 Easter eggers that are the sweetest and have the chubby cheeks they are only (3 days old). 3 barred...

My royal palm turkey hen is suddenly missing feathers JUST on her neck. It is currently winter time and we have NO Jake's. Is this normal or maybe my guinea fowl are bullying her??

Hi everyone! I wish I was coming with better news. My broad breasted white turkey, Evelyn, is not doing well at all. Earlier yesterday she was doing fine going after food. Last night she had one swollen eye. This morning both eyes nearly sealed shut and was really acting sick. Not eating or able...

So, I have the bourbon red, her name is Philbert. I’ve been worried about her recently because her stool has been far from normal. Usually it’s pretty well. Poopy, not too solid or liquid. The photos with e blood in them I realized was intestinal lining haha.

Hi all, My female turkey was hurt last night when our much larger tom (who I don't want mating with her, it was an accident they were together). She has a fairly large patch of skin (maybe 4x5") peeled open underneath her wing above her hip. It isn't a deep wound, but it's a large area...

Hello! My turkey Sweet Pea has done two of these poops over the past two weeks. She is currently inside due to an arthritic joint that she won't use, she is on carprofen 2x daily and sometimes tramadol. I rub a lotion on her hocks 2x daily that contains glucosamine, boswellia and arnica. These...

One of my turkeys has a foggy and swollen eye! He can't really see out of it, but it doesn't really look damaged. He is breathing fine and the other eye is okay too. He doesn't seem sick at all, besides of course, the eye. Here is a photo: Should I be worried about this? It was cold the past...

Hello This is my first time ever having turkeys and I am so lost with sexing mine. I started with 3 turkeys but lost one as a poult so now I just have one bourbon red and one blue slate. They are currently about 8 months old. The bourbon red is much more friendly so I have more photos of ‘him’...

So I recently got 2 Barred Rock chicks, and one of them looks very different from the other. Definitely not a BR then. Her eyes are more bigger then the others, her beak is a different color, shes bigger than the other, her legs are black and only toes pink, and her neck is slightly longer. I...