I lost a little turkey poult to the heat today. She was looking bad this morning so I thought maybe she had coccidiosis or had injured her leg jumping down from the door frame. I treated the turkey water with Corid as a preventative measure and added chick probiotics and vitamins. I went down to check later in the day and two toms were lying on their sides with legs outstretched. I made everyone drink and the toms improved to the point I can't tell which ones they were now. I had the female in the house making her drink and keeping her cool but she was too weak and died this afternoon. At least she was cool and being loved but I still feel terrible. Last night did not cool down at all and the barn, with its metal roof, just became an oven. The Icelandic's seemed to take the heat just fine but these little turkeys are so fragile. I woke Michael up and had him help me cover the top of the turkey run with a tarp to provide some shade. We also turned the sprinkler on and had it going halfway inside the run. Everyone seems fine this afternoon but I am a nervous wreck. Tomorrow and Saturday are forecast to be much hotter than today so I am going to have to be vigilant.
Who else can't wait for Fall?
