i finally got my turkeys, i ordered 10 burbon reds and 10 slates along with 15 broiler crosses. they all arrived safely on the 3rd of june and are beded down in a 2 x 4 brooder. The chicks are doing amazing, growing by leaps and bounds. most of the turkey polts seem to be doing good. im having some problems with failure to thrive with the burbon reds though. The slates thankfully seem to be doing well but i have lost 2 burbon reds and if i am reading the little flock right, it looks like i have one more that will not make it. They have a heat lamp, there was 2 but alot of the chicks and polts stayed down at the other end so i believe they were to hot. i put vitamin powder in their water and they are all eating the high protein chicken and turkey starter. is there anything else i can do that may perhaps help the turkey polts do better?
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