3 week old turkeys

[jimeve]

Hi, I have 3 week old turkeys and they don't eat much or anything at all. And one of them looks like it can't stand up and looks like a runt of the 3 babies. I have mixed some protein with their water.

My other turkeys now 6 week old are thriving.

 

[R2elk]

Hi, I have 3 week old turkeys and they don't eat much or anything at all. And one of them looks like it can't stand up and looks like a runt of the 3 babies. I have mixed some protein with their water.

My other turkeys now 6 week old are thriving.

What have you been feeding them?

 

[jimeve]

What have you been feeding them?

Same as the older chicks, Chicken feed. I'm very new to this and, my wife buys the feed.
It's difficult here to buy Turkey feed.

 

[Banditschickens]

Where is Here?

 

[jimeve]

Where is Here?

Philippines.

 

[R2elk]

Same as the older chicks, Chicken feed. I'm very new to this and, my wife buys the feed.
It's difficult here to buy Turkey feed.

Chicken feed does not have the required protein level or the necessary levels of lysine, methionine and niacin. Leg problems are to be expected with insufficient niacin in their feed.

Get a bottle of vitamin B complex (should be available in a grocery store). Mix one half tablet or capsule in one gallon of water. Make this the only source of water available and do not mix anything else in the vitamin B complex water. It needs to be made fresh daily.

Some people have claimed that you can increase the protein level by mixing in cat food with their feed.

 

[jimeve]

Chicken feed does not have the required protein level or the necessary levels of lysine, methionine and niacin. Leg problems are to be expected with insufficient niacin in their feed.

Get a bottle of vitamin B complex (should be available in a grocery store). Mix one half tablet or capsule in one gallon of water. Make this the only source of water available and do not mix anything else in the vitamin B complex water. It needs to be made fresh daily.

Some people have claimed that you can increase the protein level by mixing in cat food with their feed.

thank you very much. will do.