Let the nail biting begin! Poults in the mail!

[AmeliaBedelia]

Never done turkeys, so take this with a grain of salt or get other input, but for my baby chicks what worked GREAT was to mix their crumbles with water so it was like applesauce, maybe a bit thicker as the crumbles soak up the water. That seemed to help a lot to get them rehydrated and avoid pastey butt. Not sure if turkeys have that issue as chicks?

Also offer plain water of course.

 

[FeatherQueen3]

Well, my little blue slate passed away.

On a brighter note, I’ve got 6 that (so far ) are doing great! 2 bourbons, 2 narragansetts, 1 black, and 1 blue slate.

How long should I keep giving them save-a-chick?

 

[Huntmaster]

Sorry to hear your week slate didn't make it I had that feeling when you said you had to separate it being so week. I would give for a couple of days and if everything continues looking good you can stop. What are you feeding them they need a higher protein starter than chicken chicks do.

 

[FeatherQueen3]

Sorry to hear your week slate didn't make it I had that feeling when you said you had to separate it being so week. I would give for a couple of days and if everything continues looking good you can stop. What are you feeding them they need a higher protein starter than chicken chicks do.

They’re on turkey starter. 30% protein.

 

[Huntmaster]

They’re on turkey starter. 30% protein.

Let the fun begin

 

[BeanNoot316]

Ordered 10 bourbon reds from ideal poultry and 6 were doa. 2 more died the next day… now we have 4 chicks of random breeds that we didn’t order that were “packing peanuts”…. Of course the kids love them so they’ll eventually be added to our flock. I guess it’s just an excuse for another coop addition.

 

[AmeliaBedelia]

Ordered 10 bourbon reds from ideal poultry and 6 were doa. 2 more died the next day… now we have 4 chicks of random breeds that we didn’t order that were “packing peanuts”…. Of course the kids love them so they’ll eventually be added to our flock. I guess it’s just an excuse for another coop addition.

That’s awful!! I’d heard good things about them…wonder what happened??