my turkey keeps choking on his feed

[313759]

I have two turkeys a Tom for sure and a hen (iI think). Well the Tom keeps choking on his feed, he eats Iit too fast and gets it stuck in his throat, so I see a lump on his neck and help him work it down by rubbing the lump downward. Should I lessen his feed intake? Or get pellets instead of crumbles? Or should I feed him a handful at a time?

 

[GitaBooks]

My chickens do this as well. They tend to sneeze on crumble (because it is dusty) and eat too many pellets and start choking on that. They jerk their necks for a few minutes as they swallow it down. You could try making a feeder that makes it difficult to eat fast or spreading the food out on a board.

I hope this helps. Best of luck!

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Turkeys are gulpers, the crumble is to hard to swallow, it's dry and powdery, get pellets if you can, your turkey will be better off.

 

[313759]

Alrighty then