5-week-old turkey poults dying!

[MysteryChicken]

Looks like I can get the powder or oral solution at our feed store but not until tomorrow. Is one better than the other for birds? How should I dose it?

I'd go with the liquid.

Water, or drenching. You could do both, if it's necessary.

@casportpony, can help with dosage.

 

[MysteryChicken]

While we are on the topic of turkeys, any advice for this guy? His face has been swollen like this for weeks now with no change. He came to me this way and we thought it was the result of a fight. No other symptoms, no change in the swelling, no other birds affected. View attachment 3249052

Any discharge from the eyes, or nostrils?

 

[Humble Shack Farm]

Any discharge from the eyes, or nostrils?

No

 

[Humble Shack Farm]

I'd go with the liquid.

Water, or drenching. You could do both, if it's necessary.

@casportpony, can help with dosage.

Thanks. I think I can get that from TSC today instead of waiting for tomorrow.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Thanks. I think I can get that from TSC today instead of waiting for tomorrow.

Today would be best.

You're welcome.

 

[Humble Shack Farm]

Today would be best.

You're welcome.

Yeah we lost another so there's just five left.

 

[Molpet]

Looks like I can get the powder or oral solution at our feed store but not until tomorrow. Is one better than the other for birds? How should I dose it?

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...ol-ampromed-the-correct-amprolium-dose.73341/

ASAP if I can start it as soon as I see they are acting fluffed up i have saved them.... otherwise dead in 24 to 36 hrs

 

[Huntmaster]

While we are on the topic of turkeys, any advice for this guy? His face has been swollen like this for weeks now with no change. He came to me this way and we thought it was the result of a fight. No other symptoms, no change in the swelling, no other birds affected. View attachment 3249052

Looks like I see bubbles or foaming discharge in his eyes and nasal swelling usually caused by sinus infections. MG things like that.

 

[cmobley]

On the poults I use 2 teaspoon powder corid per gallon water. Use a small syringe shoot 1ml down his throat. I just saved one doing this. That corid turns them around pretty quick.

 

[Humble Shack Farm]

Alright, things aren't working out too well. Couldn't get the medicine until this morning. Lost two more poults just since I fed them this morning. The others have been dosed, they aren't acting lethargic yet so I think they'll be okay. But we are down from 9 birds to just 3. We practically need to start over again to begin our breeding flock. Boy we've had a hard time with turkeys. First we tried hatching nine eggs and only one hatched and survived. Then we bought eight poults locally and of those we have two left. We're not even sure what to do now.