HELP! Turkey with bad bite and tear-

[jbowyer01]

Oh Laree! You and your DH did a wonderful job. Poor little turkey.

 

[LarryPQ]

What to feed him?


His crop was MAJORLY ruptured, so I don't want to give him hard feed. Maybe bread soaked in olive oil? Yogurt and soaked mash?

 

[constance]

He is still with you! Hooray! Great job!

Warm yogurt mash with a little oil and a little sugar? I nursed one of our hens back to life with something this, but don't know how it would affect the crop damage. You might have to try every 1/2 hour or hour for a while if you can. With the hen, I ended up making almost a slurry to make sure she was also getting liquid, and had to raise her head and drop it into her beak until she took over.

Heck, you have more experience in this area than I do.

I also strongly agree with Cetawin's wise suggestion of an injection of antibiotics if you can get it. I woke up in the middle of the night worrying about it.

Hope his recovery continues quickly

 

[LarryPQ]

....Ran around all morning, getting stuff for the turkey.

Fed him, changed his water.

Maybe I didnt close the cage door enough, or maybe the dog shifted the cage. I dunno.


The kids and I were in the coop, not 50 feet away, making a chicken salad bar.

Then one of the kids yelled that the turkey was out---and so was Chevy, who was ripping out Fluffy's insides. I never heard the dog or the turkey make a sound. The kids kind of understood what was happening--which wasnt so good.

Anyway, I called the DH home, since I am not physically strong enough to put the turkey down.

I moved a bench chair over Sir Fluffs Alot, so he would be in the shade. I want to be out there, so he won't be alone, but the kids keep following me around, crying.


Thank you, everyone, for your suggestions. I think he would have recovered nicely.

 

[maple]

 

[dsqard]

Oh Laree I am so sorry to hear that you have to put him down.

 

[Gwyllion]

I'm so sorry about sir fluffy!

 

[MSDeb]

Wow. So sorry.

 

[babymakes6]

I am so sorry... I cried last summer when my RP tom died-he was such a friendly bird!

I never knew turkeys could be so much fun!

 

[squeakyballs]

I'm sorry, Laree