sick acting trukey hen

[Louise's Country Closet]

I haven't read through all the pages but I had a turkey that was sick once like this. He stood with his head down towards his chest and he had really yellow/green smelly poo. I'm convinced we would have lost him but some people on here suggested cayenne pepper. We went nuts with it in the water and food and within a few days he did get better.. and he's now a healthy turkey who's currently outside strutting his stuff to his female and gobbling away.

 

[kuntrygirl]

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My tom was like that when he had is respiratory problem and is kinda like that now. I'm treating the head/neck problem (wry neck) now with the suggestions that everyone on here gave me.

So you only used cayenne pepper? WOW!

 

[Louise's Country Closet]

Yep, cayenne pepper and lots of luvins'.. but I know I got lucky as far as his problems went, lol. Maybe I caught it so early that's all I had to do, because we were out there every day playing with them so I noticed instantly. That and I used a bottle between the food and water - gosh that stuff is nasty when you're sneezing it!!

I'm going to go back and read the other pages now.. I didn't even know turkeys could get wry neck!! I've only heard about that in rabbits!

 

[kuntrygirl]

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Does Vitamin E containing Selenium come in a liquid form. Cutting the tips off of these gelcaps are soooooooooooo time consuming. It's kiling me but I will continue to do it for my Tom Turkey until I can find the liquid (if they sell it) .