Baby Turkeys Depressed?

[jamndjgirl]

about a month ago, I bought 4 baby turkeys (about a week old). When we got them home, they just huddled together and wouldn't move. We decided to put them in with our week old chicks and they thrived! Yesterday, we decided to put them into their own coop and run area (we have read that turkeys shouldn't live with chickens due to black head disease?). Now they are huddled up again and won't eat or drink. Could they have bonded with the chicks and are now depressed? Any advice?

 

[dfalco]

Maybe they just need time to get accustomed to their new surroundings.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Goofy turkeys, that's a pretty normal reaction to change. Mine stood in a corner for about a week in a huddle when I moved them into the bigger brooder. They will adjust.