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Well if I end up having to euthenize my flock I will be getting more chickens, and I'll contact you about maybe buying some Lakenvelder chicks.
They are doing so well!Adventures in Foster Broodies, part 3
Well, Sybil seems to be getting the hang of this mothering job. I think it helped that I took four chicks back to @chiqita so she only has three babies to watch. (How is little injured baby doing, Shantih?)
I moved everyone to a ground floor apartment, so we wouldn't keep getting babies at the bottom of a ramp they can't navigate. It's under the coop, protected from wind, and predator proof, so they slept there last night. It isn't separate from the rest of the run, but I have put a board across at ground level, so the chicks wouldn't wander. I found three chicks and three eggs under Sybil this evening. Apparently the other girls are continuing to lay their eggs in that corner, even though the nestboxes are now uninhabited.
Oh, I'm glad you're helping it, even if it is just to provide it some peace and comfort. I love turkeys. Also, I wish I had property I could put a dawn redwood on! That's going to be gorgeous.This afternoon we went over to a nursery I deal with to buy some plants I had ordered. On the way home, driving VERY slowly (because there was a ten foot dawn redwood tree hanging out the back of my truck) we had to stop for a car in the middle of the road. They had run over a wild turkey poult and were trying to get it to walk off the road. Once they got it to the side, they got in their car and drove away. I couldn't leave it there, so we had to stop and pick it up. It didn't put up much of a fuss when I picked it up, it's probably about two weeks old. I could hear other babies calling, but didn't see the hen. Even so, it would not have been able to stay up and would have been a quick snack for most any predator.
So, turkey poult in my hand we finished driving home with the plants while I looked it over. There was a large gash on the side of it's head with a fair bit of scalp exposed. the eyelids on that side of it's head are distorted and there was a drop of blood coming from it's nostril. But I think the blood was just running down the nasal passage from under the torn scalp. Looking further, I think there maybe be a fracture on the wing at that side, but I couldn't tell that yet for sure.
I figured if it was going to die overnight, at least it could be in peace instead of as dinner. I brought it home and placed it in a small dog crate with shavings while we unloaded and watered all the plants (16 of them, yikes). We were on our way to dinner, so I thought I'd let it rest to see if it would be shocky. When we got home, it was still lively enough, so I sprayed the wound with Vetricyn, offered it food and water. If it lives through the night I'll examine the wing more closely and maybe try to vet wrap the wing to it's body if necessary.
It's a cute little thing. My first thought had been peacock when I saw it on the road since there is a feral flock in the area, but I'm pretty sure it's a wild turkey (like I need another turkey).It's got the little baby snood bump.
This afternoon we went over to a nursery I deal with to buy some plants I had ordered. On the way home, driving VERY slowly (because there was a ten foot dawn redwood tree hanging out the back of my truck) we had to stop for a car in the middle of the road. They had run over a wild turkey poult and were trying to get it to walk off the road. Once they got it to the side, they got in their car and drove away. I couldn't leave it there, so we had to stop and pick it up. It didn't put up much of a fuss when I picked it up, it's probably about two weeks old. I could hear other babies calling, but didn't see the hen. Even so, it would not have been able to stay up and would have been a quick snack for most any predator.
So, turkey poult in my hand we finished driving home with the plants while I looked it over. There was a large gash on the side of it's head with a fair bit of scalp exposed. the eyelids on that side of it's head are distorted and there was a drop of blood coming from it's nostril. But I think the blood was just running down the nasal passage from under the torn scalp. Looking further, I think there maybe be a fracture on the wing at that side, but I couldn't tell that yet for sure.
I figured if it was going to die overnight, at least it could be in peace instead of as dinner. I brought it home and placed it in a small dog crate with shavings while we unloaded and watered all the plants (16 of them, yikes). We were on our way to dinner, so I thought I'd let it rest to see if it would be shocky. When we got home, it was still lively enough, so I sprayed the wound with Vetricyn, offered it food and water. If it lives through the night I'll examine the wing more closely and maybe try to vet wrap the wing to it's body if necessary.
It's a cute little thing. My first thought had been peacock when I saw it on the road since there is a feral flock in the area, but I'm pretty sure it's a wild turkey (like I need another turkey).It's got the little baby snood bump.
That would be Turkey Math?
I hope it makes it!
