Sick Baby Turkeys!

[ducklover15]

We lost one baby turkey last night and have 9 more sick.

They are bleeding from their vent and secreting a milky substance as well. Also their poop is a little runny. They're only 4-5 days old.

They are on Dumor Chick Starter/Grower from tractor supply.

They have 2 heat lamps, wood shavings as bedding and a small plastic waterer and feeder. There are 31 poults all together, but the sick ones have been moved.

Any ideas?

 

[chickenzoo]

Sounds like coccidia. Start them on Corid (cattle med) (at Tractor Supply or feed store) for coccidia, in liquid form 1 teaspoon per gallon, in powder 1/2 teaspoon per gallon. Make them drink it. Get them off the ground on wire if they aren't already. Keep them warm. Try feeding scrambled egg to keep up strength....

 

[caral07]

I agree with chickenzoo!!!! GOODLUCK!

 

[RedRoosterFarm]

Was the chick starter with Amprol? if not it might be that they are eating the shavings? Turkeys are not the smartest. Good luck!

 

[chickenzoo]

Even with medicated feed they can still get coccidia, medicated feed is just a preventative..... warmer climates often have more trouble. I would hope that 9 turkeys would not be that dumb to all eat shavings....... but could happen, still I'd try Corid anyhow.

 

[ducklover15]

Thanks so much! I'll get some stuff today!

 

[ducklover15]

Man this disease is terrible...we keep loosing poults. Is there anything else we can do or is it just in God's hands?

 

[ducklover15]

Lost three more last night...

We're down to 17 from 32...

 

[kuntrygirl]

Oh my. So sorry to hear about your loss.

It is disturbing when I read the posts about losing baby poults. It's so hard to raise them. I wish we could find something to wipe away this disease that they get.

Keep us posted. Good Luck. I hope that you don't lose anymore.

 

[chickenzoo]

Do you have them off the ground on wire? If they were pooing a lot of blood they were in later stages of the coccidia infection which means they have to overcome more damage.... keep up with the Corid.