I think the Fowl Pox is winning :-(

[Hobbits Mommie]

Yes. And any other bantam breed like a bantam rhode island red, bantam leghorn, D'Uccle, D'Anver, bantam Ameraucana, etc.

I thought she was getting better. She passed unexpectedly

this morning. :-(

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

So sorry. I thought she was a chicken, but she was a turkey poult.

 

[Hobbits Mommie]

So sorry. I thought she was a chicken, but she was a turkey poult.

So sorry. I thought she was a chicken, but she was a turkey poult.

Just want to say a specific thank you to you for all of your advice. We did the best we could, she fought hard. Just wasn't meant to be. Trying now to determine what I was meant to learn. A li'l heartbroken.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Just want to say a specific thank you to you for all of your advice. We did the best we could, she fought hard. Just wasn't meant to be. Trying now to determine what I was meant to learn. A li'l heartbroken.

Sometimes turkey poults can be more fragile. When my turkeys got fowl pox they got it really bad, way worse than what I've seen chickens get. Mine were all older when they got it, I would imagine it would be hard on such a young one.

You did your best, and that's all you can do. I have lost many birds over the years and none are easy.

 

[Hobbits Mommie]

Sometimes turkey poults can be more fragile. When my turkeys got fowl pox they got it really bad, way worse than what I've seen chickens get. Mine were all older when they got it, I would imagine it would be hard on such a young one.

You did your best, and that's all you can do. I have lost many birds over the years and none are easy.

I'm new with birds of any kind, this was my first bird. I now have quite a few but the bond with her was special. I've got a tender heart, so we'll see....

 

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[oldhenlikesdogs]

I'm new with birds of any kind, this was my first bird. I now have quite a few but the bond with her was special. I've got a tender heart, so we'll see....

Turkey poults need other poults, so next time get a few so they have company, and they don't become too stressed. Turkeys are definitely a different type of bird, and are interesting to raise.

 

[Hobbits Mommie]

Turkey poults need other poults, so next time get a few so they have company, and they don't become too stressed. Turkeys are definitely a different type of bird, and are interesting to raise.

This is such a strange set of circumstances. I bought this property specifically so I could raise my own vegetables, eggs, milk, etc. My neighbor so happens to have hundreds of birds. Geese, ducks, chickens, turkeys, etc. I moved here in May. In late July, this turkey showed up on my property with her baby. I knew where they belonged, enjoyed them, and fed them. When I saw that the baby was sick, I approached the neighbor. He declined to treat it. I took it to the vet, did everything he said, everything I could think of from reading, you, etc. In the process, I made a friend in my neighbor and he gifted me 22 chickens, with the contingency of me raising 2 more turkeys with my chickens.

I've done so, and the turkeys I'm raising for him are absolutely beautiful. In the meantime, he's had disease spread throughout his flock, and he's lost pretty much everything. I have had to rush with building coops, figuring out budgets to feed all of these animals. I like the chickens, but I think I'm in love with Turkeys. Thing is, what do you do with them? How do they pay their rent? Especially if I'm not willing to eat them, or sell them to someone who will? Any ideas?

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

I believe one member actually sells her turkey eggs for eating? @memphis , I think. Maybe she will pop in.

Otherwise turkeys are big goofy dog like birds that like to cause a ruckus and make trouble.

Husbandry can make a huge difference when keeping poultry. Feeding correctly and not over stocking them will help them stay healthy. Getting clean birds and not introducing others can help too. Sounds like your neighbor isn't doing things right and his birds pay for it.

 

[Hobbits Mommie]

I believe one member actually sells her turkey eggs for eating? @memphis , I think. Maybe she will pop in.

Otherwise turkeys are big goofy dog like birds that like to cause a ruckus and make trouble.

Husbandry can make a huge difference when keeping poultry. Feeding correctly and not over stocking them will help them stay healthy. Getting clean birds and not introducing others can help too. Sounds like your neighbor isn't doing things right and his birds pay for it.

My neighbor means well, but he's from Mexico and what works there, isn't working here. I'm researching his issues and trying to educate him. He's receptive. We live in the "swamp" and disease is rampant if you don't keep things clean and disinfected.