- Jul 16, 2011
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Hi, everyone. I've got a turkey who has seemed under the weather for a few days (this is the third day). Normally, she's crazy for their feed (not to mention tomatoes, chard, and almost anything I throw out of the garden!), but has been disinterested in it. On the first day, she ate, but slower than the others. Yesterday, she just had a few little pellets, but every time she picked up a piece, she would shake her head like she didn't like it. What I mean about that last part is, I know there are certain things she loved to eat -- grasshoppers, for example, when she was just a baby -- but as she grew, she decided she didn't like them. Now she never eats them, and when I catch one for her and offer it, she shakes her head like there's a bad taste in her mouth, and walks away. The reaction with pellets is the same now. She ate some chard this AM, and I tried with a tomato, but she didn't want it.
Her poo worries me a little -- it's a little runny, with yellowish/white mucuous and some dark chunks (excuse me for such a graphic description) -- and she's slower than normal. Usually, she loves to chase our dog (a pitbull. Can you imagine?) but she's less insistent about that, too. Since she isn't eating much, I'm thinking the yellow in her feces could be from that...?
Is it possible that with the changing weather we've been experiencing, my turkey just doesn't feel well? Has anyone ever had problems with turkey colds? Or, she's about 5.5 months old. Could it be that she's getting ready to lay her first egg? Or could this be something more serious?
I raised her and her would-be mate from day-old poults. He died back in July, though of what, I'm not sure. She's different than he was, but I don't want a repeat experience; I'm very attached...
Her poo worries me a little -- it's a little runny, with yellowish/white mucuous and some dark chunks (excuse me for such a graphic description) -- and she's slower than normal. Usually, she loves to chase our dog (a pitbull. Can you imagine?) but she's less insistent about that, too. Since she isn't eating much, I'm thinking the yellow in her feces could be from that...?
Is it possible that with the changing weather we've been experiencing, my turkey just doesn't feel well? Has anyone ever had problems with turkey colds? Or, she's about 5.5 months old. Could it be that she's getting ready to lay her first egg? Or could this be something more serious?
I raised her and her would-be mate from day-old poults. He died back in July, though of what, I'm not sure. She's different than he was, but I don't want a repeat experience; I'm very attached...
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