I originally posted this in the emergency section, but have been advised there is a turkey section, so I am reposting.
I had 4 turkey ( 3 bronze, one white) about 4-5 mos old, I was letting them free range during the day and they were putting themselves to bed (coop) in the evening.
I have 9 adult hens and one roo, I also have 7 hens about the same age as the turkeys 4-5 mos old.
The turkeys started roosting in with the chickens at night bumping the small hens out, so I locked the turkeys down in their coop.
My husband and I were away for three days and I had doubts that my sons were watering the animals so i told them to let everyone out and free range knowing they would find food and water. When we got home we found a dead turkey, there was a wound up under his wing. We thought the roo had gotten him, maybe over roosting in the chicken coop.
A week later we lost another turkey, same type of wound under the wing, oozy and green, I had locked them back down after losing the turkey last week. He was panting and laying about not looking real good
Now I have one bronze jake with a raw oozy area on his chest. The white hen seems to be unaffected.
No, the dogs didn't get them
Don't think the rooster did it either
The pen did get a little messy after I locked them down, not horrible but messy.
I have a tarp over a tall 10x10 dog pen the tarp covers the top and back. It has gotten really hot here in SC but the pen is much cooler than the blazing sun.
I don't know if it's mites and lice and they are diggin at themselves, or "jungle rot" because they are penned up. Or they are over heating.
I am letting the two survivors free range and find their own shade, Still offering water and food in the pen, which is now open door. I mucked out the pen and replaced with new straw.
Should I put powdered lime down, like I do in the chicken run?
I'm concerned because I have 26 turkey babys in the pen next right next door.
Thanks
I had 4 turkey ( 3 bronze, one white) about 4-5 mos old, I was letting them free range during the day and they were putting themselves to bed (coop) in the evening.
I have 9 adult hens and one roo, I also have 7 hens about the same age as the turkeys 4-5 mos old.
The turkeys started roosting in with the chickens at night bumping the small hens out, so I locked the turkeys down in their coop.
My husband and I were away for three days and I had doubts that my sons were watering the animals so i told them to let everyone out and free range knowing they would find food and water. When we got home we found a dead turkey, there was a wound up under his wing. We thought the roo had gotten him, maybe over roosting in the chicken coop.
A week later we lost another turkey, same type of wound under the wing, oozy and green, I had locked them back down after losing the turkey last week. He was panting and laying about not looking real good
Now I have one bronze jake with a raw oozy area on his chest. The white hen seems to be unaffected.
No, the dogs didn't get them
Don't think the rooster did it either
The pen did get a little messy after I locked them down, not horrible but messy.
I have a tarp over a tall 10x10 dog pen the tarp covers the top and back. It has gotten really hot here in SC but the pen is much cooler than the blazing sun.
I don't know if it's mites and lice and they are diggin at themselves, or "jungle rot" because they are penned up. Or they are over heating.
I am letting the two survivors free range and find their own shade, Still offering water and food in the pen, which is now open door. I mucked out the pen and replaced with new straw.
Should I put powdered lime down, like I do in the chicken run?
I'm concerned because I have 26 turkey babys in the pen next right next door.
Thanks
