Are these wild baby turkeys? Found by the road.

[DogAndCat36]

People are crummy sometimes, though.

Yeah were I live there are alot of stray cats, like 6 at any moment. They do get caught and brought to the shelter but not all survive long enough because of cyotes.

 

[Isadora]

Yeah were I live there are alot of stray cats, like 6 at any moment. They do get caught and brought to the shelter but not all survive long enough because of cyotes.

What a shame. Poor babies. I actually have a stray dog in my yard at the moment who showed up yesterday. I have a lot of feelers out and I'm hoping somebody will claim her soon. She doesn't look like a dump, though. She's a coon dog, and I'm guessing she got too excited and ran too far ahead.
I agree it's not likely that they are domesticated turkeys, but people do heartless things on a daily basis so it wouldn't be completely shocking.

 

[Skipper7410]

Whoever found them should have backed away and left them to observe from a distance. If they are wild poults, the mother would have stayed in hiding while the person was there.

It is highly unlikely that anyone would have dumped them because it would have been a death sentence to the poults.

People need to leave wild babies alone.

I agree! Not just that, but out here you can actually get in trouble for taking them (even just the eggs) you have to have permits and what not. You can't just take them

 

[R2elk]

I agree! Not just that, but out here you can actually get in trouble for taking them (even just the eggs) you have to have permits and what not. You can't just take them

In Wyoming you can't even get a permit to own wild turkeys.

 

[SarahGfa]

Take them to a wildlife rescue. they do not do well in captivity.

 

[DogAndCat36]

Take them to a wildlife rescue. they do not do well in captivity.

I'm waiting for my friend to come back home to take a pic.

 

[JustBabyMargo]

So my friend recently found some baby turkeys by the road. He looked all over but found no parent or a flock. He lives on the main road meaning that someone could have also dumped them. We have wild turkeys here, are they wild? If so they have to bring them to a wild life rehab.
Ps I told him to swap the shavings asap.
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Aww! Do you think you can maybe try to take a better picture? I was wondering if I could maybe help to identify the breed! They look like Narragansett poults from the picture! But it is a bit tricky to tell with the lighting!

 

[R2elk]

Aww! Do you think you can maybe try to take a better picture? I was wondering if I could maybe help to identify the breed! They look like Narragansett poults from the picture! But it is a bit tricky to tell with the lighting!

The breed is Turkey. Narragansett poults look very similar to Bronze turkeys which is what wild turkeys are.

 

[Devils Flower]

There's nothing wrong with using shavings for turkey poults.

The red color is making it impossible to tell if they might be wild or not

Right on both accounts.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Same for Montana, I'm pretty sure. We're

In Wyoming you can't even get a permit to own wild turkeys.

not even supposed to touch ones that clearly aren't 100% wild