A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

[holm25]

[COLOR=333333]I am having problems with my chicks. 4 of my baby turkeys have died and 2 of my chickens so far more coming I fear. The chicks become lethargic sometimes loose their appetite then die on the ground. I have them on straw and they have been on the stuff for a couple weeks. The 2 chicks were from a younger batch and all of my turkeys are from the same hatch. The brooders are 50 feet away from each other in separate rooms. This exact thing happened last year and killed nearly 1/2 of my chicks. I need some help and quick. I already have them on medicated water mix of tetracycline.[/COLOR]
[COLOR=333333]Any Ideas please. [/COLOR]

OK I had Cocci this spring and this is what I did to help. First off make sure you power clean their feeder, waterer and anything else in the brooder. I would put them on Wood chips so its easier to clean up because you will want to clean their brooder once a day at least. Get them on water with Corid in it. We use it for cattle and I used it for chicks this spring. Get them on Corid ASAP. You will notice them getting better really fast. Now if this isnt Cocci I would do something like change beeding to shavings. The straw could have some pesticide on it that could be killing them. I'm not sure thats it either but those are two things to try... Best of luck and I gope you can figure this out.

 

[duluthralphie]

OK I had Cocci this spring and this is what I did to help. First off make sure you power clean their feeder, waterer and anything else in the brooder. I would put them on Wood chips so its easier to clean up because you will want to clean their brooder once a day at least. Get them on water with Corid in it. We use it for cattle and I used it for chicks this spring. Get them on Corid ASAP. You will notice them getting better really fast. Now if this isnt Cocci I would do something like change beeding to shavings. The straw could have some pesticide on it that could be killing them. I'm not sure thats it either but those are two things to try... Best of luck and I gope you can figure this out.

I am thinking it is the 16%, at three weeks they are simply starving to death.

 

[feedman77]

16% is way low, you should be up at 24-26  or even 28 % with turkeys, they cannot develop on 16%.

X2 I keep mine on 28 percent gamebird. Would use 30 but don't want to drive 1.5 hours to get it.

 

[holm25]

Should have read further....

 

[duluthralphie]

X2 I keep mine on 28 percent gamebird. Would use 30 but don't want to drive 1.5 hours to get it.

I use 28% unmedicated game bird starter...and I feed the parents 24% game bird breeder.

 

[holm25]

I am thinking it is the 16%, at three weeks they are simply starving to death.

X2 I keep mine on 28 percent gamebird. Would use 30 but don't want to drive 1.5 hours to get it.

I agree with the Poults but what about the chicks she is losing? It sounds like there could be something else but I dont know

 

[casportpony]

Hi everyone! Moment of weakness...

 

[duluthralphie]

I agree with the Poults but what about the chicks she is losing?

Coincidental, 2 chicks dying is no big deal... How many chicks do you have die in a year?

 

[duluthralphie]

Or it could be the weak poults catch a disease or allow one to get started then cross contamination..

 

[holm25]

Coincidental,  2 chicks dying is no big deal...  How many chicks do you have die in a year?

3 from Cocci And one from kids that cant leave stuff alone... Grandpas friend had their grandkids over and they let my cute little Polish out... Found it drown in a water tub...