I went on a 3 day vacation and a family friend came over to take care of the animals.
I get back and my turkey seems very disoriented.
He's lost a large portion of his appetite and is very clumsy.
About my birds:
I have 3 chickens and 2 turkeys.
Ginger the Rhode Island Red (~1 year old)
Daniella the Jersey Giant (~1 year old)
Speck the Barred Rock [she's camera shy so this photo was taken about 5 moths ago] (~1 year old)
Lurkey "Tom" Turkey the White Turkey (~1 year old)
Olivia the Brown Turkey (~5 years old) [rescue]
These are my first chickens and turkey I've owned.
1) What type of bird , age and weight.
White Turkey, Male, ~1 year old, ~40lbs
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
Very disoriented, loss of appetite and is very clumsy.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms?
3 days (that I know of)
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms?
No
5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma.
No
6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation.
Possibly fed some bad scraps (veggies & fruits) or wet food???
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.
He eats grass, bugs and such (mostly free range) and he gets fed a scoop KING NATURAL Turkey/Gamebird Grower**
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.
Runny
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
Hand feeding
10 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself, or do you need help in stabilizing the bird til you can get to a vet?
By myself if possible, if not I will call in a veterinarian.
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
No pictures of wounds/condition
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use
I built my coop, running area and roaming area
The coop is about 6'x2'x4'
The enclosed running area attached to the coop is about 10'x6'x8' (with 21" buried underground).
The roaming area is about 50'x50'.
Bedding-dried grass/straw
**
KING NATURAL Turkey/Gamebird Grower:
Crude Protein, not less than.......... ...................24.0%
Crude Fat, not less than................................ ......2.2%
Crude Fiber, not more than...................... ..........6.0%
Calcium, not less than.............................. ..........0.6%
Calcium, not more than............................. .........1.0%
Phosphorus, not less than........................... ........0.7%
Sodium, not more than.............................. ..........0.4%
Lysine, not less than.. .. . 1.25%
Methionine & Cystine, not less than .... .......0.75%
Vitamin A, not less than........... ..... .... 3000 IU/LB
Vitamin D, not less than........... ..... .... 1000 IU/LB
Vitamin E, not less than........... ..... ..... 50 IU/LB
Metabolizable Energy, not less than.... .......1210 KCAL/LB
____________________________________________________
INGREDIENTS
Dehulled Soybean Meal, Ground Corn, Ground Wheat, Rice Bran, Whole Pressed Safflower Seed Meal,
Suncured Alfalfa Meal, Monocalcium & Dicalcium Phosphate, Calcium Carbonate, Salt, Yeast Culture, d,l-
Methionine, l-Lysine, Direct-Fed Microbials (Heat Stable cultures of Lactobacillus acidophilus, L. casei, Bifido
bacterium thermophilum and Enterococcus faecium), Vitamin E Supplement, Choline Chloride, Ethoxyquin (as
a vitamin preservative), Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite, Calcium
Pantothenate, Riboflavin Supplement, Niacin Supplement, Thiamine Hydrochloride, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride,
D-Biotin, Folic Acid, Vitamin B-12 Supplement, Manganese Sulfate, Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate Monohydrate,
Tribasic Copper Chloride, Ethylene Diamine Dihydroiodide, Sodium Selenite.
Should I call an avian vet?
Should I get anti-biotics?
What should I do? I love these animals like my family members!
Help!
I get back and my turkey seems very disoriented.
He's lost a large portion of his appetite and is very clumsy.
About my birds:
I have 3 chickens and 2 turkeys.
Ginger the Rhode Island Red (~1 year old)
Daniella the Jersey Giant (~1 year old)
Speck the Barred Rock [she's camera shy so this photo was taken about 5 moths ago] (~1 year old)
Lurkey "Tom" Turkey the White Turkey (~1 year old)
Olivia the Brown Turkey (~5 years old) [rescue]
These are my first chickens and turkey I've owned.
1) What type of bird , age and weight.
White Turkey, Male, ~1 year old, ~40lbs
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
Very disoriented, loss of appetite and is very clumsy.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms?
3 days (that I know of)
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms?
No
5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma.
No
6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation.
Possibly fed some bad scraps (veggies & fruits) or wet food???
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.
He eats grass, bugs and such (mostly free range) and he gets fed a scoop KING NATURAL Turkey/Gamebird Grower**
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.
Runny
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
Hand feeding
10 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself, or do you need help in stabilizing the bird til you can get to a vet?
By myself if possible, if not I will call in a veterinarian.
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
No pictures of wounds/condition
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use
I built my coop, running area and roaming area
The coop is about 6'x2'x4'
The enclosed running area attached to the coop is about 10'x6'x8' (with 21" buried underground).
The roaming area is about 50'x50'.
Bedding-dried grass/straw
**
KING NATURAL Turkey/Gamebird Grower:
Crude Protein, not less than.......... ...................24.0%
Crude Fat, not less than................................ ......2.2%
Crude Fiber, not more than...................... ..........6.0%
Calcium, not less than.............................. ..........0.6%
Calcium, not more than............................. .........1.0%
Phosphorus, not less than........................... ........0.7%
Sodium, not more than.............................. ..........0.4%
Lysine, not less than.. .. . 1.25%
Methionine & Cystine, not less than .... .......0.75%
Vitamin A, not less than........... ..... .... 3000 IU/LB
Vitamin D, not less than........... ..... .... 1000 IU/LB
Vitamin E, not less than........... ..... ..... 50 IU/LB
Metabolizable Energy, not less than.... .......1210 KCAL/LB
____________________________________________________
INGREDIENTS
Dehulled Soybean Meal, Ground Corn, Ground Wheat, Rice Bran, Whole Pressed Safflower Seed Meal,
Suncured Alfalfa Meal, Monocalcium & Dicalcium Phosphate, Calcium Carbonate, Salt, Yeast Culture, d,l-
Methionine, l-Lysine, Direct-Fed Microbials (Heat Stable cultures of Lactobacillus acidophilus, L. casei, Bifido
bacterium thermophilum and Enterococcus faecium), Vitamin E Supplement, Choline Chloride, Ethoxyquin (as
a vitamin preservative), Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite, Calcium
Pantothenate, Riboflavin Supplement, Niacin Supplement, Thiamine Hydrochloride, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride,
D-Biotin, Folic Acid, Vitamin B-12 Supplement, Manganese Sulfate, Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate Monohydrate,
Tribasic Copper Chloride, Ethylene Diamine Dihydroiodide, Sodium Selenite.
Should I call an avian vet?
Should I get anti-biotics?
What should I do? I love these animals like my family members!
Help!
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