Help, greasy looking poults, dying.

[mymilliefleur]

Thanks for your responses. They do have plenty of room as it is a very large brooder and they were all crowding around the window (with good reason) but, I did check the thermometer and it had slipped down and it was reading 80. It was probably more like 110. I moved them to an outside brooder house and they have perked up considerably. I do have one who is still droopy and breathing heavily and still may lose that one but the rest seem to be jumping for joy. The fact that they were piling in a corner had me thinking they were too cold but now I believe they were chilled from being too warm and then wet.
Thanks, was so worried I had a virus going on but it still is heartbreaking to know it was very avoidable....

That's very possible. I'm glad to hear they are doing better. Hopefully you won't lose anymore.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

We all learn by trying, glad they are doing better, turkeys like a lot of room for the running, good luck

 

[Romeacresfarm1]

Conclusion to mystery turkey poults. They were too warm and humidity was too high. Once I put them out in the grow out pen, they recovered nicely. Lost the one I was worried about but none after that. Thanks for your input. Just have to put it down to learning by loss (darn it) had some beauties too.
More hatching as we speak. Same mistake won't be made twice for sure.
Kimber
Romeacres.com

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Glad your turkeys are doing better, live and learn. That's all you can do.