Dead turkey

[EngeFamilyFarms]

hi there, we have 9 B.B. turkeys as of this morning. I fed them and watered them at 1 PM today. My wife came home at 5 PM and called me saying that one of our biggest homes is on his back in the coop dead. All nine bird seems happy and healthy eating and drinking this morning. He is 18 weeks old in about 25 pounds. Do you think this is a hard attack from getting too big? I don’t know what could. caused such a sudden change. I’m thinking of taking them to this butcher this week so I don’t lose anymore. I just don’t know if it was a parasite or something else That will hurt the meat. So sad... he was so sweet!

 

[R2elk]

hi there, we have 9 B.B. turkeys as of this morning. I fed them and watered them at 1 PM today. My wife came home at 5 PM and called me saying that one of our biggest homes is on his back in the coop dead. All nine bird seems happy and healthy eating and drinking this morning. He is 18 weeks old in about 25 pounds. Do you think this is a hard attack from getting too big? I don’t know what could. caused such a sudden change. I’m thinking of taking them to this butcher this week so I don’t lose anymore. I just don’t know if it was a parasite or something else That will hurt the meat. So sad... he was so sweet!

There are many things that can cause sudden death especially in BB turkeys. A necropsy even if self done can be helpful in determining the cause of death.

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[EngeFamilyFarms]

We live in Michigan, it’s been cold but the last two days have been over 80 degrees and the birds were panting. I’m wondering if the sudden heat did him in?

 

[R2elk]

We live in Michigan, it’s been cold but the last two days have been over 80 degrees and the birds were panting. I’m wondering if the sudden heat did him in?

The heat could have been a contributing factor. Only a professional necropsy can say for positive what the cause of death was. A self necropsy could give clues to the cause of death.